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Atlanta Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan (2) throws during a practice for the NFL Super Bowl 51 football game Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2017, in Houston. Atlanta will face the New England Patriots in the Super Bowl Sunday. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
Politics & SocietyVatican Dispatch
Gerard O’Connell
Pope Francis prays that this year's Super Bowl “may be a sign of peace, friendship and solidarity for the world.”
Archbishop Angelo Becciu, left (CNS photo/Alessia Giuliani, Catholic Press Photo)
FaithVatican Dispatch
Gerard O’Connell
Pope Francis told the archbishop “you will be my exclusive spokesperson in all that pertains to the relations between the Holy See and the order.”
Pope Francis talks with Fra Matthew Festing, grand master of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta, during a private audience with members of the order at the Vatican in this June 23, 2016, file photo. (CNS photo/Maria Grazia Picciarella, pool)
FaithVatican Dispatch
Gerard O’Connell
The appointment of a special delegate raises the question of what will happen to Cardinal Burke. He is still cardinal-patron of the order but no longer the pope’s sole interlocutor with the order.
Politics & SocietyVatican Dispatch
Gerard O’Connell
“We are builders of bridges, not of walls," said the Vatican's number three official.
FaithVatican Dispatch
Gerard O’Connell
Some bishops' conferences are unhappy with the translation of the Roman Missal required by "Liturgiam Authenticam."
Italian journalist Emiliano Fittipaldi (CNS photo/Paul Haring)
FaithVatican Dispatch
Gerard O’Connell
Though clearly a commercial venture, Lust nonetheless makes sad reading and raises some questions.