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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.
Vatican Dispatch
There is an urgent need to reject the use of God’s name to justify violence.
Dispatches
The question of the accountability has been a major concern of the commission from the outset.
FaithSigns Of the Times
"Mother Teresa, in all aspects of her life, was a generous dispenser of divine mercy."
FaithVatican Dispatch
Benedict XVI: “Obedience to my successor has always been unquestionable.”
Dispatches
“The believer is a defender of creation and of life and cannot remain silent.”
FaithDispatches
Pope Francis has declared Mother Teresa of Calcutta a saint of the church and a model of Christian life.
Dispatches
Mother Teresa of Calcutta, the "saint of the slums," will be canonized in Rome on Sept. 4.
Signs Of the Times
As hope of finding any more survivors dimmed, the official death toll after a magnitude 6.0 earthquake rocked central Italy reached 290 on Aug. 29. The quake and over 300 aftershocks devastated the homes and lives of thousands of people in the early hours of the morning of Aug. 24.At least 400 peopl
Vatican Dispatch
Pope Francis made history earlier this year when he met the Russian Orthodox patriarch
Dispatches
Read the pope's first-ever message for the World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation.