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FaithVatican Dispatch
Gerard O’Connell
The revised statutes are meant to ensure that the Vatican Bank conducts its business solely for “the works of religion and of charity.”
Pope Francis greets pilgrims as he arrives for his general audience in Paul VI hall at the Vatican on Aug. 7. (CNS photo/Vatican Media via Reuters) 
FaithVatican Dispatch
Gerard O’Connell
In a wide-ranging interview, Pope Francis warned of “sovereignism” as a force that leads to isolation and even war, and he discussed the ecological imperatives of the Synod on the Amazon.
FaithVatican Dispatch
Gerard O’Connell
The 5,000-word letter focuses on four themes: pain, gratitude, encouragement and praise.
FaithVatican Dispatch
Gerard O’Connell
President Trump traveled met Kim Jong-Un at the demilitarized zone along the 38th parallel that separates North and South Korea.
Demonstrators stand outside the German bishops' spring meeting in Lingen, March 11. The sexual abuse scandal and demands for reform have changed the German church, Cardinal Reinhard Marx of Munich said March 14. (CNS photo/Harald Oppitz, KNA) 
FaithVatican Dispatch
Gerard O’Connell
The synod is set to address the sexual abuse crisis as well as the lack of vocations and the non-acceptance of Catholic teaching on sexuality.
Pope Francis meets with retired Pope Benedict XVI at the Vatican April 15, 2019.
FaithVatican Dispatch
Gerard O’Connell
A columnist for Corriere della Sera has published a new report on a meeting that he had with Benedict XVI in the Vatican gardens.