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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
Gerard O’Connell
Opening could lead to a rewriting of the history of Latin America.
 Italian journalists and authors Emiliano Fittipaldi and Gianluigi Nuzzi are seen at the Vatican in this Nov. 24, 2015, file photo. (CNS photo/Ettore Ferrari, EPA)
Vatican Dispatch
Gerard O’Connell
That there were abuses in the system was long known
A man places flowers on a street memorial March 23 following bomb attacks in Brussels. Three nearly simultaneous attacks March 22 claimed the lives of dozens and injured more than 200. (CNS photo/Francois Lenoir, Reuters)
Dispatches
Gerard O’Connell
Francis entrusted “to God’s mercy” all who died in the attacks.
Dispatches
Gerard O’Connell
Just as nobody wanted to take responsibility for the fate of Jesus, the same is true today in regard to refugees.
Vatican Dispatch
Gerard O’Connell
Only 36 percent of refugee children go to secondary school.
Dispatches
Gerard O’Connell
The island nation of 3.5 million people risks a government shut down in June or July.
This Dec. 12, 1979, photo shows Mother Teresa in Oslo, Norway, after receiving the Nobel Peace Price (CNS/EPA) .
Dispatches
Gerard O’Connell
Mother Teresa is a modern symbol of God's mercy for the poor and discarded of this world.
Migrants and refugees wait in a long line Feb. 25 to receive food distributed by volunteers after their arrival in Athens, Greece. (CNS photo/Simela Pantzartzi, EPA)
Dispatches
Gerard O’Connell
The pope wants to awaken consciences to the greatest movement of people since World War II.
Dispatches
Gerard O’Connell
Pope Francis has chosen one of the Holy See's most accomplished diplomats for this important post.
Pope Francis gives a blessing to Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos during a meeting at the Vatican June 15. (CNS photo/Alessandro Di Meo, pool via Reuters)
Vatican Dispatch
Gerard O’Connell
The way that Pope Francis broke protocol that most people missed