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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
The pope noted that “the nation has been blessed in its people: its strong families, its young and its elderly.”
Pope Francis arrives for a meeting with youths at Kasarani Stadium in Nairobi, Kenya, Nov. 27. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)
Dispatches
Gerard O’Connell
Pope Francis first hit out hard against “the dreadful injustice of urban exclusion” when he visited the one of the city’s many slums and, an hour later at a rally with young people, he slammed corruption and tribalism.
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Gerard O’Connell
Pope Francis said he hopes this gathering "will achieve a global and transformational" agreement.
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Gerard O’Connell
Pope Francis celebrated his first Mass in Africa today in a truly festive atmosphere marked by the sound of drums the singing of 10 choirs the ululating of women and the rhythmic movement of thousands of Kenyans as they danced to the music It was an unforgettable sight and Francis clearly enjoye
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Gerard O’Connell
Pope Francis received an enthusiastic welcome when he stepped for the first time on African soil.
Vatican Dispatch
Gerard O’Connell
There was one clear winner at this year's post-synod elections: Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle.
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Gerard O’Connell
He comes to bring a message of peace, reconciliation and dialogue.
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Gerard O’Connell
Former Jesuit provincial for East Africa highlights the significance of Pope Francis' trip to Kenya, Uganda and the Central African Republic
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Gerard O’Connell
'He is going there as a sign of love and esteem and this is a very powerful message,' says Cardinal Francis Arinze.
Vatican Dispatch
Gerard O’Connell
Some find Pope Francis’ ecclesiology ‘somewhat threatening.’