Voices
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
'Peace must be made. The one who only talks of peace but does not make peace contradicts himself.'
Dispatches
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
Dispatches
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
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
The President of the Pontifical Council for the Family is reportedly “under investigation.”
Dispatches
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
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
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
Dispatches
Investigative reporters spent more than 14 months researching the whole affair.
Dispatches
William Shomali the Palestinian born auxiliary-bishop of the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem was one of the concelebrants at the mass during which Pope Francis canonized the two Palestinian women saints in St Peter rsquo s Square on Sunday morning May 17 nbsp I spoke with him afterwards and aske