Pope Francis: “At times, I find myself in front of persons who are very rigid. And I ask myself: How come such rigidity?”
Gerard O’Connell
Gerard O’Connell is America’s senior 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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Vatican launches website so you can follow Pope Francis’ sex abuse commission
The website provides the general public with regular updates on the commission’s work.
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Pope Francis closes the Year of Mercy, reminding us that Jesus’ mercy is always open wide
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Pope Francis to new cardinals: Love the stranger and fight against exclusion
Pope Francis created 17 new cardinals from 14 countries and all continents, including three from the United States.
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Pope Francis’ long history of working with other faiths
Pope Francis’ presence was failed as the “most significant” and “an important part of ecumenical history.
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Cardinal-designate Cupich speaks on crossing great divides in U.S. life and church
Cardinal-designate Cupich shared his hopes for the new Trump administration.
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Pope Francis calls Christians to open their eye to world’s ‘forgotten and excluded’
“We cannot go about our business quietly at home while Lazarus lies at the door,” Pope Francis said.