Some Chinese youths risked their security to see the pope and attend Asian Youth Day.
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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Fourteen Married Couples Among 253 Participants at Synod on the Family
The Vatican has published the names of the 253 persons who will participate at the Synod of Bishops on the Family October 5-19 Among them are cardinals bishops priests men and women religious 14 married couples and representatives of the other Christian churches Since this is an Extraordinary
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Pope Francis Accepts Resignation of Ireland’s Cardinal Sean Brady
Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Cardinal Sean Brady the Primate of All Ireland less than a month after he turned 75 the official age of retirement for a bishop The Vatican gave no reason for the pope rsquo s decision but informed sources say it is directly linked to the cardinal rsq
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Israeli Jesuit Father David Neuhaus: The first step to peace in the Holy Land is ending the occupation
Escalating violence between Israel and Palestine has left at least 213 Palestinians and 12 people in Israel dead since the outbreak of hostilities on May 11. In 2014, we spoke to Israeli Jesuit Father David Neuhaus on the more than six decades of conflict in the Holy Land.
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Francis in Korea: Gerard O’Connell reports from pope’s first trip to Asia
Following Francis (9/1)Full Text Of Pope Francis' Press Conference On Plane Returning From Korea (8/18) Pope Opens New Horizons for Church's Dialogue in Asia (8/17) Pope Calls On Koreans To 'Follow the Lead of The Martyrs' (8/16)Pope Presents Gospel as Antido
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Francis Wins Korean Hearts
‘The Catholic Church in Korea has hit the jackpot with Pope Francis!” That’s what Thomas Hong-Soon Han told me in Seoul as the pontiff’s amazingly successful visit ended. He believes many Koreans will now want to join the church because of Francis, but he’s not sure it&
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Former Nuncio Defrocked, Loses Diplomatic Immunity
The Vatican has clarified the current legal standing of its former nuncio to the Dominican Republic, Jozef Wesolowski, and has denied allegations that it acted in a manner meant to shield him from judicial proceedings in that Latin American state or in his native Poland. Wesolowski is accused of the
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Vatican Says Former Nuncio Guilty of Sex Abuse May Face Prosecution in Other Countries
The Vatican has clarified the current legal situation of its former nuncio to the Dominican Republic Josef Wesolowski and has denied allegations made in the U S and other media that it acted in an improper way that prevents him being subjected to judicial process in the Latin American state or in
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Following Francis
Like the mustard seed, Asia’s Catholic Church has great potential for growth.
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Pope Francis Sets Out Bold Vision Of Dialogue for Asian Bishops
Pope Francis opened new horizons for the Catholic Churches in Asia with a groundbreaking talk on Aug. 17 to 70 bishops from 36 countries of this vast continent, in which he encouraged them to engage in a dialogue that must not only be based on identity but also must be done with “empathy.&rdqu