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Gerard O’Connell is America’s 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.
The ecumenical commemoration of the 500th anniversary of the Protestant Reformation in 2017 can be a time to celebrate that Christians are no longer "on the path of separation, but that of unity," Cardinal Kasper wrote in a new book. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)
FaithDispatches
Gerard O’Connell
Christian unity requires conversion: "It needs conversion of the papacy, conversion of bishops, conversion of Lutherans and of Catholics."
Pope Francis speaks at the Jesuits' 36th general congregation in Rome Oct. 24. Pope Francis, a Jesuit, met his Jesuit brothers after the election of a new superior but did not participate in the election. (CNS photo/Don Doll, S.J.)
FaithDispatches
Gerard O’Connell
Pope Francis is the first Jesuit pope to address a general congregation.
FaithVatican Dispatch
Gerard O’Connell
Sometimes Pope Francis’ actions are even more eloquent than his words.
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro is greeted by Archbishop Georg Ganswein, prefect of the papal household, prior to an Oct. 24 private meeting between Maduro and Pope Francis at the Vatican (CNS photo/Miraflores Palace handout via EPA).
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Gerard O’Connell
The pope is seeking to get the government and opposition to negotiate a peaceful solution to the present crisis.
Arturo Sosa, S.J., left, the new superior general of the Jesuits, and Orlando Torres, S.J., stand with Pope Francis at a meeting of GC 36 on Oct. 24 (photo courtesy GC 36).
FaithDispatches
Gerard O’Connell
The pope spoke about what he considers the most important work Jesuits are called to in the 21st century.
FaithSigns Of the Times
Gerard O’Connell
Jesuits from 62 countries have chosen “a man of deep prayer” in electing Venezuelan-born Arturo Sosa Abascal as the new superior general of their order, said Timothy P. Kesicki, S.J., president of the Jesuit Conference of Canada and the United States, a few hours after the decision was a
A woman holds a statuette of Mother Teresa outside the Missionaries of Charity building in Kolkata, India, Sept. 4. (CNS photo/Rupak De Chowdhuri, Reuters)
FaithVatican Dispatch
Gerard O’Connell
Pope Francis has his eyes fixed on Asia, where he sees the possibility of a new springtime for the church.
Arturo Sosa, S.J., the new superior general of the Society of Jesus, speaks at his first press conference. He is the first Latin American to lead the Jesuits. (Jeremy Zipple, S.J.)
FaithDispatches
Gerard O’Connell
In his first press conference as superior general, Arturo Sosa, S.J., outlined his vision for the Society of Jesus.
FaithDispatches
Gerard O’Connell
The new saints include Argentina's first.
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Gerard O’Connell
Father Arturo Sosa of Venezuela has much in common with Pope Francis, says Father Kesicki of the U.S. and Canada Provinces.