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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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Pope Francis said that the forthcoming United Nations Climate Action Summit “is of particular importance.”
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10 of the 13 new cardinals will be eligible to vote in the next conclave, including Jesuit Father Michael Czerny, who oversees the Vatican department for migrants and refugees.
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Three judges of the Victoria Court of Appeal voted 2-1 to uphold Cardinal Pell's conviction.
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Pope Francis will visit Mozambique, Madagascar and Mauritius in his September trip, writes Vatican correspondent Gerard O'Connell, all former colonies facing development challenges.
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The revised statutes are meant to ensure that the Vatican Bank conducts its business solely for “the works of religion and of charity.”
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In a wide-ranging interview, Pope Francis warned of “sovereignism” as a force that leads to isolation and even war, and he discussed the ecological imperatives of the Synod on the Amazon.
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The 5,000-word letter focuses on four themes: pain, gratitude, encouragement and praise.
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President Trump traveled met Kim Jong-Un at the demilitarized zone along the 38th parallel that separates North and South Korea.
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The synod is set to address the sexual abuse crisis as well as the lack of vocations and the non-acceptance of Catholic teaching on sexuality.
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A columnist for Corriere della Sera has published a new report on a meeting that he had with Benedict XVI in the Vatican gardens.