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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.
Dispatches
Pope Francis' powerful gesture comes at a moment of high tension in Europe.
Dispatches
Pope Francis reminded bishops and priests that like Jesus they should not hesitate to show excess in forgiveness.
Dispatches
Opening could lead to a rewriting of the history of Latin America.
Vatican Dispatch
That there were abuses in the system was long known
Dispatches
Francis entrusted “to God’s mercy” all who died in the attacks.
Dispatches
Just as nobody wanted to take responsibility for the fate of Jesus, the same is true today in regard to refugees.
Vatican Dispatch
Only 36 percent of refugee children go to secondary school.
Dispatches
The island nation of 3.5 million people risks a government shut down in June or July.
Dispatches
Mother Teresa is a modern symbol of God's mercy for the poor and discarded of this world.
Dispatches
The pope wants to awaken consciences to the greatest movement of people since World War II.