Christians can set an example to the whole world that dialogue works, and that peace is possible.
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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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.
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Pope Francis will visit Armenia, the world’s first Christian nation
“[Y]our history and the events of your beloved people stir in me admiration and sorrow,” says Pope Francis to the Armenian people in preparation for his visit on June 24-26.
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Pope Francis’ case against the death penalty
“‘You shall not kill’ has absolute value and applies to both the innocent and the guilty.”
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A controversy erupts after Pope Francis comments on marriage
Did the pope say a majority of marriages are null?
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Shanghai’s Bishop Ma stuns Chinese Catholics with public recantation
Bishop Ma’s sudden decision to recant has sent “shockwaves” through China’s community of some 12 million Catholics.