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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 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.
Pope Francis greets the crowd after celebrating the closing Mass of the jubilee Year of Mercy in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican Nov. 20. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)
FaithVatican Dispatch
Gerard O’Connell
Pope Francis: "If you do not listen to people, how can you preach?”
FaithDispatches
Gerard O’Connell
Pope Francis is calling on Catholics to usher in a cultural revolution of mercy.
Pope Francis closes the Holy Door of St. Peter's Basilica to mark the closing of the jubilee Year of Mercy at the Vatican Nov. 20. (CNS photo/Tiziana Fabi, pool via Reuters)
FaithDispatches
Gerard O’Connell
“Even if the Holy Door closes, the true door of mercy, which is the heart of Christ, always remains open wide for us.”
FaithDispatches
Gerard O’Connell
Pope Francis created 17 new cardinals from 14 countries and all continents, including three from the United States.
Pope Francis waves as he arrives to lead his Nov. 9 general audience in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican. (CNS photo/Stefano Rellandini, Reuters)
FaithVatican Dispatch
Gerard O’Connell
Pope Francis’ presence was failed as the “most significant” and “an important part of ecumenical history.
Healing Divisions. In July Chicago Archbishop Blase J. Cupich visits with Kareem and Rana Irfan before the19th annual Catholic-Muslim "iftar" dinner at the Zakat Foundation of America in Bridgeview, Ill. (CNS photo/Karen Callaway/Catholic New World)
FaithDispatches
Gerard O’Connell
Cardinal-designate Cupich shared his hopes for the new Trump administration.