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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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“I feel the desire to go on mission and ‘shake things up’ (Hagan lio!), as Francis told us.”
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The pope also addresses problems in Turkey and Venezuela, and allegations against Cardinal Pell.
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After the homily centered on the story of Zacchaeus, the pope announced the next W.Y.D. in Panama in 2019.
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"God expects something from you," the pope says at a prayer vigil of 1.6 million in Krakow.
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In Krakow, the pope honors two Polish priests killed by the Shining Path terrorist group in Peru.
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Celebrating Mass in Krakow, the pope says, “Jesus wants his to be a church on the move."
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At the World Youth Day celebration, Francis tells young people to imitate Christ through the 14 works of mercy.
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Pope Francis walked alone, in silence and painful reflection, through the infamous Nazi concentration camp.
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A merciful heart, Francis said, is one that “can welcome refugees and migrants.”
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Francis spoke to more than 300,000 Poles at the famous shrine of the Black Madonna.