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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.
Pope Francis' upcoming encyclical on the environment calls for "better stewards of creation." In 2008 environmental workers collected sea samples after an oil spill at Boca Chica, Dominican Republic. (CNS photo/Orlando Barria, EPA)
Dispatches
Gerard O’Connell
Big hitters on presentation panel indicate importance of the text
Pope Francis arrives for meeting with priests, men and women religious and seminarians in Sacred Heart Cathedral in Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina, June 6.
Dispatches
Gerard O’Connell
During his one-day visit to Sarajevo Pope Francis highlighted the positive developments in Bosnia-Herzegovina since the end of the war and encouraged them in ldquo the good process of reconciliation rdquo that is under way and on ldquo the journey of peaceful coexistence between the different po
Pope Francis greets crowd as he arrives for meeting with young people in Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina.
Dispatches
Gerard O’Connell
'Peace must be made. The one who only talks of peace but does not make peace contradicts himself.'
Dispatches
Gerard O’Connell
Sixty-five thousand people applauded vigorously and with passion in Sarajevo rsquo s Kosevo Stadium when Pope Francis in his homily declared ldquo War never again rdquo nbsp nbsp It was the most powerfully emotional moment during the mass celebrated in the stadium by Papa Franjo ndash as the
Thousands of Bosnians attended the funeral for 10 Muslims who were killed by Serb forces at the beginning of the country's 1992-95 war. Their remains were later found and identified in mass graves.
Dispatches
Gerard O’Connell
Pope Francis arrives in Sarajevo on Saturday morning June 6 as ldquo a messenger of peace rdquo In a video-message on the eve of his 11-hour visit he extended greetings to ldquo all rdquo the inhabitants of the city and of Bosnia-Herzegovina and said he is coming ldquo to confirm the faith o
Vatican Dispatch
Gerard O’Connell
Something akin to a resurrection is taking place in the Catholic Church in Latin America, thanks to Pope Francis. The memory of great church leaders is being revived and honored; the sacrifice of bishops and priests killed under military dictatorships is being recognized and venerated; and some theo
Dispatches
Gerard O’Connell
The President of the Pontifical Council for the Family is reportedly “under investigation.”
Dispatches
Gerard O’Connell
Pope Francis in a new interview reveals that he sleeps ldquo profoundly rdquo six hours a night hasn rsquo t watched television since 1990 has asked the Lord that if there is an attempt on his life that he not feel much physical pain and considers ldquo poverty corruption and human trafficki
Dispatches
Gerard O’Connell
ldquo Respect for creation is a requirement of our faith the lsquo garden rsquo in which we live is not entrusted to us to be exploited but rather to be cultivated and tended with respect rdquo nbsp Pope Francis said in his Pentecost Sunday homily in St Peter rsquo s Basilica His remark wou
Dispatches
Gerard O’Connell
Did Pope Francis really say to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas ldquo You are an angel of peace rdquo as The Associated Press The New York Times The Irish Times La Nacion Clarin ANSA ndash the main Italian news agency and America magazine reported at the time Or did he tell him ldq