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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.
FaithVatican Dispatch
Gerard O’Connell
Francis said that at his stage of life one has to move even faster.
Pope saying grace with 8 homeless people on his 80th birthday. (L'Osservatore Romano)
FaithDispatches
Gerard O’Connell
Pope Francis celebrates his 80th birthday with the homeless and reflects on the wisdom of getting older.
Senator Álvaro Uribe and President Juan Manuel Santos of Colombia meet with Pope Francis at the Vatican (Photo credit: L'Osservatore Romano)
Dispatches
Gerard O’Connell
This was only the second time in six years that President Santos and ex-President Uribe have met.
Jesuit Father Michael Czerny pictured at the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, Minn. in 2014 (CNS photo/Dianne Towalski, The Catholic Spirit).
Dispatches
Gerard O’Connell
Francis has opted for men with broad experience and deep commitment in the social-justice field.
FaithDispatches
Gerard O’Connell
In his homily for the feast, Pope Francis denounced the exclusion of so many people “from the train of life.”
A firefighter places a wreath at the foot of a tall statue of Mary overlooking the Spanish Steps in Rome Dec. 8, the feast of the Immaculate Conception. Rome's firefighters have observed the tradition every year since 1857. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)
FaithDispatches
Gerard O’Connell
The pope appealed to Our Lady to teach people to care for others “without egoistic interests or hypocrisy.”
A journalist uses a tablet to photograph Pope Francis as he answers questions from journalists aboard his flight from Malmo, Sweden, to Rome Nov. 1. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)
Politics & SocietyDispatches
Gerard O’Connell
To bring someone's past into public view “is a sin and does harm,” the pope said.
Pope Francis greets a child during his general audience in Paul VI hall at the Vatican Dec. 7. At his audience the pope began a new series of talks about hope. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)
FaithVatican Dispatch
Gerard O’Connell
Pope Francis: "At times, I find myself in front of persons who are very rigid. And I ask myself: How come such rigidity?”
Dispatches
Gerard O’Connell
The website provides the general public with regular updates on the commission's work.
FaithDispatches
Gerard O’Connell
The Holy See would like its relationship with Vietnam developed further through full diplomatic relations.