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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.
FaithVatican Dispatch
Pope Francis celebrated Mass for the feast of Sts. Peter and Paul with 14 new cardinals and gifted 27 new archbishops their palliums to bring home to their respective archdioceses.
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Pope Francis used strong words that can be read both as an admonition and guidance for the entire college of cardinals.
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Francis vowed decades ago not to watch TV, but he still follows how Argentina is faring in the World Cup.
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Their conversation was the longest between the pope and a head of state since Francis’ meeting with President Obama in 2014.
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It is the first time that a Vatican official has been condemned for such a crime.
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“Walking, praying and working together: This is the great path that we are called to follow.”
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The W.C.C. general secretary described Francis’ visit as “a strong signal of recognition by the Catholic world.”
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Pope Francis and Vatican diplomats have followed with growing concern the grave tensions and even threats of nuclear attacks that have been exchanged between the United States and North Korea.
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Pope Francis said the challenge is “to find ways of ensuring the immense supply of energy required to meet the needs of all, while developing means of using natural resources that avoid creating environmental imbalances.”
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The preparatory document for the Special Assembly of the Synod of Bishops for the Pan-Amazonian Region invites input from the local churches in the nine countries of the Amazonian region.