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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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This important Vatican congregation's main task is to identify and propose suitable candidates to the pope to be bishops.
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Two Vatican or prosecutors asked for prison sentences on July 4 for a Spanish monsignor, an Italian public relations professional and an Italian layman.
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The press conference touched on Brexit, Luther, and whether or not there are two popes
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Pope Francis is forging a new road to Christian unity through powerful gestures of humility.
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Christians can set an example to the whole world that dialogue works, and that peace is possible.
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This city and its inhabitants suffered greatly, with the earthquake killing some 60,000 people.
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"Here, I pray, with sorrow in my heart, that never again may there be tragedies like this one."
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Pope Francis does not aim to upset but only to speak the truth and call things by their real name.
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“Divergences” can be settled “by dialogue and appreciation of all that unites us.”