This important Vatican congregation’s main task is to identify and propose suitable candidates to the pope to be bishops.
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 prosecutors seek prison for ‘Vatileaks II’ defendants, but papal pardons are likely
Two Vatican or prosecutors asked for prison sentences on July 4 for a Spanish monsignor, an Italian public relations professional and an Italian layman.
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Pope Francis says the church should apologize to gays for helping to marginalize them
The press conference touched on Brexit, Luther, and whether or not there are two popes
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Pope Francis Prays for Full Unity with Armenian Apostolic Church
Pope Francis is forging a new road to Christian unity through powerful gestures of humility.
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Pope Francis in Armenia: “Let us race together towards full communion”
Christians can set an example to the whole world that dialogue works, and that peace is possible.
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Pope Francis celebrates Mass in Gyumri, site of 1988 earthquake
This city and its inhabitants suffered greatly, with the earthquake killing some 60,000 people.
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Pope Francis Prays at National Memorial to Victims of the Armenian Genocide
“Here, I pray, with sorrow in my heart, that never again may there be tragedies like this one.”
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Pope Francis goes off script recalling ‘the genocide’ of the Armenians
Pope Francis does not aim to upset but only to speak the truth and call things by their real name.
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Pope Francis arrives in Armenia extolling Christian unity and dialogue
“Divergences” can be settled “by dialogue and appreciation of all that unites us.”
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Pope Francis reacts to Brexit vote
He made his comment aboard the papal flight to Yerevan.