Vatican Congregation’s decree reforming the ceremony comes one year after the pope made the decision
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 to Davos Elite: “Do not forget the poor!”
In letter to leaders at the World Economic Forum, Francis speaks to challenges of the “fourth industrial revolution”
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Pope Francis as Interreligious Leader
Pope Francis is convinced that America can make an important contribution to the resolution of many of the world’s problems through an interreligious dialogue that involves not just words, but also actions.
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Pope Francis: Relations between Catholics and Jews “are very close to my heart.”
On his first visit to Rome’s synagogue as pope, Francis called on Catholics and Jews to “strengthen” their common “commitment for peace and justice.”
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Pope of Mercy
God’s mercy has been at the heart of Pope Francis’ life ever since he was 17.
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Pope Tells World: God’s Mercy Can Free Humanity From the Many Forms of Evil, At Times Monstrous Evil
In his Christmas Message to the world Pope Francis issued a heartfelt appeal for peace in many of the world rsquo s conflict areas He called in particular for an end to the violence and hatred that is spreading in the Holy Land and elsewhere in the Middle East as well as in several African countr
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Pope Francis’ 2016 Agenda
The apostolic exhortation on the family will be his most important magisterial text of 2016.
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A Christmas call for peace in the Holy Land
Bishop Shomali: ‘We hope that this wave of violence stops and more serious negotiations take place in view of a final settlement.’
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Pope Francis has appointed two laymen to key positions in the Vatican’s new communications operations.
Greg Burke, an American, and Stefano D’Agostini, an Italian, are early personnel changes in Vatican’s reform project.
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In Christmas address, Pope Francis asks Roman Curia to cultivate 24 ‘needed virtues’
The pope struck a very different tone this year, compared to last year when he lambasted 15 “curial diseases.”