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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.
Young people cheer as Pope Francis leads a meets with them at the Jose Maria Morelos Pavon Stadium in Morelia, Mexico, Feb. 16. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)
Dispatches
Gerard O’Connell
‘Jesus is your hope, and he would never ask us to be assassins.’
Nuns cheers before Pope Francis' arrival to celebrate Mass with priests and religious at a stadium in Morelia, Mexico, Feb. 16. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)
Dispatches
Gerard O’Connell
To overcome this temptation, Francis said they must pray, and pray as Jesus taught them.
 People attend Pope Francis' celebration of Mass with the indigenous community from Chiapas in San Cristobal de Las Casas, Mexico, Feb. 15. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)
Gerard O’Connell
Pope Francis celebrated Mass for 100,000 of Mexico's indigenous peoples in a field at San Cristobal de Las Casas.
People wave the flags of Mexico and the Vatican as they wait for Pope Francis' arrival to celebrate Mass in Ecatepec near Mexico City Feb. 14. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)
Gerard O’Connell
The pope spoke to the 300,000 faithful gather in Ecatepec for Mass.
Pope Francis addresses Mexico's bishops in the cathedral in Mexico City, Feb. 13 (CNS photo/Paul Haring).
Dispatches
Gerard O’Connell
Pope Francis hit hard at what he considers their weaknesses and failings, but he also offered some words of encouragement.
Dispatches
Gerard O’Connell
“We make unity by walking together,” Pope Francis told the Patriarch of Moscow.
Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and Pope Francis meet at Jose Marti International Airport in Havana Feb. 12. The pope was traveling to Mexico for a six-day pastoral visit. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)
Dispatches
Gerard O’Connell
Pope Francis and Patriarch Kirill walked towards each other smiling as they met for the first time ever.
Dispatches
Gerard O’Connell
The pope will arrive in Cuba at 2 p.m. local time, then continue on to Mexico City.
Vatican Dispatch
Gerard O’Connell
‘The mercy of God will renew our relationships.’
Orthodox priests arrive at the Russian Orthodox church in Havana Feb. 7. Pope Francis and Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill will meet in Cuba on Feb. 12. (CNS photo/Alexandre Meneghini, Reuters)
Dispatches
Gerard O’Connell
Pope and Patriarch in Cuba: an enormous step for Catholic-Russian Orthodox relations and for Christian Unity