Just over 46 years ago, an 18-year-old fled Vietnam in a boat with more than 100 other people. Today he is Australia’s first Asian bishop.
Gerard O’Connell
Gerard O’Connell is America’s senior Vatican correspondent and author of The Election of Pope Francis: An Inside Story of the Conclave That Changed History. He has been covering the Vatican since 1985.
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AFL-CIO president: The significance of ‘Magnifica Humanitas’ is ‘absolutely huge’
“When I first read it, I just felt like this could have been a document written by the trade union movement.”
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Pope Leo calls for ‘culture of negotiation’ at meeting of North and South American leaders
This was the fourth of the synodal style encounters that were inspired by Pope Francis’ encyclical, “Fratelli Tutti,” published in October 2020.
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Synodality, multiculturalism and working with Pope Leo: Archbishop Costelloe on the Australian Catholic Church
Archbishop Costelloe spoke about the commitment to being a synodal church in a country where multiculturalism, social cohesion and improving the situation of its aboriginal peoples are all works in progress.
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Pope Leo celebrates his 71st birthday—by giving gifts to the Vatican
Pope Leo restored full salaries to cardinals, senior officials, clerics and women and men religious working in the Holy See. He also extended available space to the Vatican Library and archives.
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Pope Leo will make 12-day trip to Peru, Argentina and Uruguay, Vatican announces
Leo will visit Latin America in November and he will spend more than half of his time in Peru.
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Pope Leo XIV on what he loves about America
In a brief interview with NBC News, Pope Leo revealed that he hopes to visit the United States soon.
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Pope Leo appoints Lebanese-born archbishop as Permanent Observer to the UN
The Lebanese-born Maronite Catholic archbishop Christophe-Zakhia El-Kassis will become the Holy See’s new Permanent Observer to the United Nations in New York, succeeding Archbishop Gabriele Caccia.
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Vatican denies reports that ex-Jesuit Marko Rupnik has been found not guilty of abusing nuns
The trial of the disgraced ex-Jesuit proceeded under almost total secrecy until recent media reports alleged the judges had reached a verdict in Father Marko Rupnik’s favor.
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Pope Leo is sending two special envoys to Ukraine
Pope Leo is sending a Vatican cardinal and archbishop to Ukraine on his behalf this week to advance peace efforts that began under Pope Francis.