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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
Gerard O’Connell
‘We need laypeople with a vision of the future.’
A man prays in front of a makeshift memorial July 15 in Nice, France, as people pay tribute near the scene where a truck ran into a crowd killing more than 80 people the previous evening. (CNS photo/Pascal Rossignol, Reuters)
Dispatches
Gerard O’Connell
At the time of writing, no terrorist organization has claimed responsibility.
Cardinal Robert Sarah, prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Sacraments, speaking at the National Catholic Prayer Breakfast in Washington, May 17 (CNS photo/Bob Roller).
Dispatches
Gerard O’Connell
"It is better to avoid using the expression ‘the reform of the reform’...given that this has sometimes been the source of misunderstanding."
Dispatches
Gerard O’Connell
For the first time ever, the Vatican will have a man and a woman as the voice of the pope and the Holy See.
 Chicago Archbishop Blase J. Cupich addresses parishioners of St. Martin de Porres Church on the city's west side during Mass May 1. (CNS photo/Karen Callaway, Catholic New World)
Dispatches
Gerard O’Connell
This important Vatican congregation's main task is to identify and propose suitable candidates to the pope to be bishops.
Journalist Emiliano Fittipaldi walks to his trial April 6 at the Vatican. (CNS photo/Remo Casilli, Reuters)
Dispatches
Gerard O’Connell
Two Vatican or prosecutors asked for prison sentences on July 4 for a Spanish monsignor, an Italian public relations professional and an Italian layman.
Dispatches
Gerard O’Connell
The press conference touched on Brexit, Luther, and whether or not there are two popes
Pope Francis, accompanied by Catholicos Karekin II, patriarch of the Armenian Apostolic Church, gives his blessing at the conclusion of a divine liturgy at Etchmiadzin in Vagharshapat, Armenia, June 26 (CNS photo/Paul Haring).
Dispatches
Gerard O’Connell
Pope Francis is forging a new road to Christian unity through powerful gestures of humility.
 Pope Francis and Catholicos Karekin II, patriarch of the Armenian Apostolic Church, arrive for an ecumenical meeting and prayer for peace in Republic Square in Yerevan, Armenia, June 25. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)
Dispatches
Gerard O’Connell
Christians can set an example to the whole world that dialogue works, and that peace is possible.
Pope Francis and Catholicos Karekin II, patriarch of the Armenian Apostolic Church, leave in procession after the pope celebrated Mass in Vartanants Square in Gyumri, Armenia, June 25 (CNS photo/Paul Haring).
Dispatches
Gerard O’Connell
This city and its inhabitants suffered greatly, with the earthquake killing some 60,000 people.