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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.
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“There are more martyrs in the world today than in the early centuries of Christianity,” Francis told thousands of pilgrims.
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The pope zoned in forcefully on a central aspect of the life of the Roman Curia, the papal civil service.
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The Holy See declared that it is closely monitoring what is happening to the church in China and asked for “positive signals” from Beijing.
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The Spanish monsignor was condemned to 18 months in prison for his role in the leaking of Vatican financial documents.
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Francis said that at his stage of life one has to move even faster.
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Pope Francis celebrates his 80th birthday with the homeless and reflects on the wisdom of getting older.
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This was only the second time in six years that President Santos and ex-President Uribe have met.
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Francis has opted for men with broad experience and deep commitment in the social-justice field.
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In his homily for the feast, Pope Francis denounced the exclusion of so many people “from the train of life.”
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The pope appealed to Our Lady to teach people to care for others “without egoistic interests or hypocrisy.”