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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.
Politics & SocietyVatican Dispatch
Cardinal George Pell is set to stand trial on charges of sexual abuse that go back decades.
FaithVatican Dispatch
The three Chilean victims of abuse have each commented positively on their personal encounters with Pope Francis over the weekend.
FaithVatican Dispatch
The pope is praying especially for peace in Syria, Nigeria and the Koreas.
FaithVatican Dispatch
The pope will first meet each of the victims individually, one or more times, and then as a group.
FaithVatican Dispatch
On May 1, Cardinal George Pell will know whether he has to stand trial to face allegations of historical sexual offenses or not.
FaithVatican Dispatch
All three were victims of the infamous Chilean priest predator, the Rev. Ferdinando Karadima, who was found guilty of abuse of minors by the Vatican.
FaithVatican Dispatch
The appointments are part of an ongoing effort to give a greater role to women in the work of the Roman Curia offices, the central administration of the Catholic church.
Politics & SocietyVatican Dispatch
The pope’s first comments on Syria since the missile attacks
FaithVatican Dispatch
Pope Francis admitted that he had badly misjudged the situation in Chile, or as he put it: “I fell into serious errors in the evaluation and perception of the situation, due especially to the lack of true and balanced information.”
FaithVatican Dispatch
Francis' “modest goal” is “to re-propose the call to holiness in a practical way for our own time.”