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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.

FaithDispatches
Gerard O’Connell
“There are more martyrs in the world today than in the early centuries of Christianity,” Francis told thousands of pilgrims.
FaithDispatches
Gerard O’Connell
The pope zoned in forcefully on a central aspect of the life of the Roman Curia, the papal civil service.
A priest celebrates Mass Dec. 4 in the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Beijing. (CNS photo/How Hwee Young, EPA)
FaithDispatches
Gerard O’Connell
The Holy See declared that it is closely monitoring what is happening to the church in China and asked for “positive signals” from Beijing.
Pope Francis attends an ecumenical event at the Malmo Arena in Malmo, Sweden, Oct. 31. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)
FaithDispatches
Gerard O’Connell
The Spanish monsignor was condemned to 18 months in prison for his role in the leaking of Vatican financial documents.
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.”