Gerard O’Connell

Never in the history of the Vatican has a senior leader of another Christian Church and an atheist scientist presented a papal encyclical But that is what happened at Roman noon June 18 when the Vatican released Pope Francis rsquo long awaited encyclical on ldquo our common home rdquo at a pr

Addressing ldquo every person on the planet rdquo in his groundbreaking encyclical released today Pope Francis speaks frankly and with passion about the ldquo global environmental deterioration rdquo of ldquo our common home rdquo and urgently appeals ldquo for a new dialogue about how we ar

The publication of a leaked draft though not final text of Pope Francis rsquo much awaited encyclical on ecology by the Italian weekly L rsquo Espresso with an introduction by Sandro Magister mdash its long-time columnist on Vatican affairs mdash has sparked uproar and strong reactions not only

Jozef Wesolowski is accused of sexual abuse of minors, possession of child pornography

In a surprise but highly significant decision regarding bishop accountability Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Archbishop John Clayton Nienstedt of St Paul rsquo s and Minneapolis and also that of the archdiocese 39 s auxiliary bishop Lee Anthony Pich after Prosecutors charged the

Big hitters on presentation panel indicate importance of the text

During his one-day visit to Sarajevo Pope Francis highlighted the positive developments in Bosnia-Herzegovina since the end of the war and encouraged them in ldquo the good process of reconciliation rdquo that is under way and on ldquo the journey of peaceful coexistence between the different po

‘Peace must be made. The one who only talks of peace but does not make peace contradicts himself.’