“This conversation about women is not for women, it is for the church.”
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 says nuns killed in Yemen attack are victims of ‘the globalization of indifference.’
The pope prayed Mother Teresa would accompany into paradise these four “martyrs of charity.”
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Pope Francis’ press conferences reflect a free and fresh perspective
Francis feels free to offer a fresh look at issues of prudential judgment.
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Cardinal Pell concludes testimony to Australian commission on child sexual abuse
The cardinal said, in hindsight, “I would agree that I should have done more.”
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Cardinal Pell tells the Royal Commission that he was deceived by two bishops about abusive priests.
Cardinal Pell testified about an “extraordinary world of crimes and cover-ups,” where many wanted to keep the status quo.
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Pell says he did not have timely knowledge of the crimes of most notorious pedophile priest in Australia.
As a young priest in the early 1970s, Pell lived in a presbytery with Australia’s most notorious pedophile priest.
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Cardinal Pell admits that church made ‘enormous mistakes’ in dealing with abuse cases
Cardinal Pell began a multi-day testimony to Australia’s Royal Commission on the Institutional Response to the sexual abuse of children.
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Pope Francis responds to children’s questions in new book
“Dear Pope Francis, My mum is in heaven. Will she grow angel wings?”
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What Will Francis Say?
Francis could open doors in his Exhortation on the Family.
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Pope wraps up Mexico trip with wide-ranging press conference
On flight, Francis discusses John Paul II’ close relationship with a woman, Zika and abortion