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.
FaithVatican Dispatch
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.
FaithVatican Dispatch
The pope’s encounter with the priest-victims marked the end of “the listening phase” and the beginning of actions that need to be taken.
FaithVatican Dispatch
For the first time in its 245 years, Pope Francis has appointed a married layman, Vincenzo Buonomo, to lead the university.
FaithVatican Dispatch
“The culture of abuse and cover-up is incompatible with the logic of the Gospel,” the pope wrote.
FaithVatican Dispatch
In another surprise decision, Pope Francis has decided to send Archbishop Charles Scicluna of Malta and Msgr. Jordi Bertomeu to Chile.
FaithVatican Dispatch
The pope appeared to be alluding to the fact that since February there has been a crackdown by the Chinese authorities on religion in the mainland.
FaithVatican Dispatch
The encounters will take place from June 1-3 at Santa Marta, the Vatican guesthouse where Francis lives.
Politics & SocietyVatican Dispatch
Philip Wilson was found guilty of failing to inform police about allegations of the sexual abuse of minors by a priest in the 1970s.
FaithVatican Dispatch
Pope Francis is trying to ensure that those who elect his successor are humble men committed to “a church of the poor and for the poor.”
FaithVatican Dispatch
Eleven of the new cardinals are under the age of 80 and so have the right to vote in the next conclave.