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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.

Vatican Dispatch
Gerard O’Connell
Pope Francis is convinced that the Holy Spirit is active in popular movements.
Pope Francis arrives to lead his weekly audience in Paul VI hall at the Vatican Aug. 5. (CNS photo/Giampiero Sposito, Reuters)
Dispatches
Gerard O’Connell
Catholics who have divorced and are remarried “are always part of the church."
Bishop Joseph Zhang Yinlin (kneeling, center) at his ordination in Anyang on Aug. 4. (Photo credit: ucanews.com)
Dispatches
Gerard O’Connell
The ordination of Father Joseph Zhang Yinlin, 44, as coadjutor bishop of Anyang diocese in Henan province, mainland China, on August 4 was conducted in a way that respects church law and would appear to signal that the Chinese authorities wish to reach an accord with the Holy See.
Chinese Catholics pray during a 2014 Mass in Beijing. Pope Francis asked Catholics worldwide to show solidarity through their prayers for Catholics in China and for persecuted Christians over the Pentecost weekend. (CNS photo/Wu Hong, EPA)
Dispatches
Gerard O’Connell
In what could be a bellwether for Sino-Vatican relations for the first time in three years a bishop approved by the Holy See will be ordained for the Catholic Church in mainland China on August 4 Father Joseph Zhang Yinlin will be ordained then as pastor of the diocese of Anyang in the province of
Vatican Dispatch
Gerard O’Connell
I have been on all the foreign trips Francis has made since becoming pope, but his visit in July to Ecuador, Bolivia and Paraguay revealed new dimensions of the man and the impact of his ministry.“We love people, not concepts or ideas,” he declared during a Mass in Santa Cruz, Bolivia. T
Pope Francis greets Archbishop Wester after Mass marking feast of Sts. Peter and Paul at Vatican.
Dispatches
Gerard O’Connell
ldquo I believe the pope rsquo s visit has the potential to help us continue to pursue what makes this country great a concern for others a willingness to help others and a commitment to tackle tough problems rdquo That is what the new archbishop of Santa Fe John Wester said when I asked him
Pope Francis answers questions from journalists aboard his flight from Asuncion, Paraguay, to Rome July 12. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)
Dispatches
Gerard O’Connell
Pope Francis acknowledged that he has not given sufficient attention to the middle class when he speaks about the world rsquo s economy but instead has focused much on the polarization between the rich and the poor and the throw-away culture He said he has ldquo erred rdquo in not thinking more
Woman holds a banner with Paraguay's national colors before Pope Francis' arrival to celebrate Mass in Nu Guazu Park in Asuncion, Paraguay, July 12. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)
Dispatches
Gerard O’Connell
Asuncion ldquo A faith without solidarity is a weak faith a sick faith a dead faith rdquo nbsp Pope Francis told thousands of shanty town dwellers when he visited them in their settlements in the wetlands of Banado Norte on the last day of his visit in here ldquo I have looked forward to be
Dancers perform as Pope Francis arrives at Silvio Pettirossi International Airport in Asuncion, Paraguay, July 10 (CNS photo/Paul Haring).
Dispatches
Gerard O’Connell
Francis address business leaders, politicians in Asuncion
Pope Francis receives flowers at Silvio Pettirossi International Airport in Asuncion, Paraguay, July 10 (CNS photo/Paul Haring).
Dispatches
Gerard O’Connell
Within hours of his arrival in Paraguay Pope Francis called for the consolidation of democracy in this poor country of 7 million people together with ldquo unceasing efforts rdquo and ldquo a firm will rdquo to fight corruption nbsp He also insisted on the development of an economy that does