Pope Francis in a new interview reveals that he sleeps ldquo profoundly rdquo six hours a night hasn rsquo t watched television since 1990 has asked the Lord that if there is an attempt on his life that he not feel much physical pain and considers ldquo poverty corruption and human trafficki
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: ‘Respect for creation is a requirement of our faith’
ldquo Respect for creation is a requirement of our faith the lsquo garden rsquo in which we live is not entrusted to us to be exploited but rather to be cultivated and tended with respect rdquo nbsp Pope Francis said in his Pentecost Sunday homily in St Peter rsquo s Basilica His remark wou
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What Did Francis Really Say to Abbas?
Did Pope Francis really say to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas ldquo You are an angel of peace rdquo as The Associated Press The New York Times The Irish Times La Nacion Clarin ANSA ndash the main Italian news agency and America magazine reported at the time Or did he tell him ldq
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Main Accuser of Pope Francis Worked for Argentina’s Military Dictatorship
Investigative reporters spent more than 14 months researching the whole affair.
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Jerusalem’s Bishop Shomali: The Canonization, the Comprehensive Agreement, Hopes for Peace
William Shomali the Palestinian born auxiliary-bishop of the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem was one of the concelebrants at the mass during which Pope Francis canonized the two Palestinian women saints in St Peter rsquo s Square on Sunday morning May 17 nbsp I spoke with him afterwards and aske
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Pope Proclaims Four New Women Saints, including two from Palestine
Pope Francis canonized four 19th century women religious ndash 2 from Palestine and one each from Italy and France ndash during a festive mass in St Peter rsquo s Square on May 17 attended by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and official State delegations from Jordan Israel Italy and Fra
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Pope to Abbas: ‘You Are an Angel of Peace’
ldquo You are an angel of peace rdquo Pope Francis told Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas at the end of their meeting in the Vatican May 16 during which they both expressed the hope for the resumption of ldquo direct peace negotiations rdquo between Israelis and Palestinians Francis paid hi
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An Inspired Choice: Cardinal Tagle elected President of Caritas Internationalis
ldquo I accept this election in the name of all the poor people in the world rdquo nbsp With these words the Filipino cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle accepted his election as the new President of Caritas Internationalis He is the first Asian to head this confederation of Catholic Church charity a
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Climate Check
The church speaks out on the great challenge of our time: sustainable development.
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Updated: Gutiérrez: ‘The Vatican Never Condemned the Theology of Liberation’
ldquo The Vatican never condemned the Theology of Liberation rdquo Fr Gustavo Guti rrez O P the father of Liberation Theology told a press conference in the Vatican on May 12 ldquo There was a dialogue with the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith here in Rome sometimes a very crit