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Gerard O’Connell is America’s 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.
A Rohingya refugee child cries as others wait in line for aid Sept. 22 at a camp in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh.
FaithNews
Gerard O’Connell
Cardinal Patrick D’Rozario, the archbishop of Dhaka, has described the recent attack on the Rohingya community in Myanmar, as “a crime against humanity.”
Pope Francis leaves his general audience
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Gerard O’ConnellCarol Glatz - Catholic News Service
Pope Francis promised "zero tolerance" in his remarks to the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors.
Newlyweds are seen on top the Empire State Building in New York City, 2015 (CNS photo/John Taggart, EPA).
FaithVatican Dispatch
Gerard O’Connell
The mandate for the new institute has “Amoris Laetitia” as its lodestar.
Politics & SocietyVatican Dispatch
Gerard O’ConnellAssociated Press
A Vatican priest working in the Holy See's embassy in Washington has been recalled after U.S. officials flagged possible violations of child pornography laws.
Pope Francis greets people near the Talitha Qum homeless shelter in Cartagena, Colombia, Sept. 10. The pope cut his head in the popemobile when it braked suddenly. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)
Politics & SocietyVatican Dispatch
Gerard O’Connell
“I believe that we who want peace are in the majority, even if it is imperfect.”
Salesian Father Tom Uzhunnalil, pictured in an undated photo, was kidnapped in Yemen March 4, 2016, in an attack in which four Missionaries of Charity were killed. (CNS photo/courtesy of Salesians)
FaithVatican Dispatch
Gerard O’Connell
The government of Oman assisted in finding and rescuing Salesian Father Tom Uzhunnalil.
Pope Francis answers questions from journalists
Politics & Society
Gerard O’Connell
Pope Francis said that being pro-life included being pro-family in the case of Dreamers, and strongly argued for listening to scientists on climate change.
FaithDispatches
Gerard O’Connell
The motto for Francis’ visit was, “Let us take the first step.”
 Pope Francis greets the crowd before celebrating Mass at Enrique Olaya Herrera Airport in Medellin, Colombia, Sept. 9. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)
FaithVatican Dispatch
Gerard O’Connell
“The church in Colombia is called to commit itself, with greater boldness, to forming missionary disciples.”
Politics & SocietyVatican Dispatch
Gerard O’ConnellAssociated PressCatholic News Service
The pope's third day in Colombia included a Mass for 600,000 and a prayer service with victims from both sides of the half-century armed conflict,.