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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.
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The United Nations reports that more than 50 percent of the world’s 21.3 million refugees are children.
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One C9 cardinal told me recently, “Pope Francis truly believes in a collegial style of government; we see this clearly in our meetings."
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On Monday the Jesuit delegates of GC 36 began the official four days of “murmurationes” (“murmurings”) designed to identify their next leader.
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The church in the rest of the world, particularly in the southern hemisphere, will have greater representation in the next conclave.
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Blase Cupich of Chicago, Kevin Farrell, formerly of Dallas, and Joseph Tobin of Indianapolis will receive a red hat.
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The next synod “aims to accompany young people in their existential journey towards maturity," the Vatican said.
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“Sport transcends the level of pure physicality and takes us into the arena of the spirit and even of mystery.”
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"From the first moment, I felt the need to be here,” the pope said.
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On the eve of the pope’s visit, Cardinal Pietro Parolin summarized Francis' message: “Don’t turn differences into sources of conflict, but of mutual enrichment.”
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The General Congregation is the supreme governing body of the Jesuits, which is summoned on the death or resignation of a Superior General.