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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.
Archbishop Jozef Wesolowski, former nuncio to the Dominican Republic, celebrating Mass in Santo Domingo in 2009
Dispatches
Gerard O’Connell
Jozef Wesolowski is accused of sexual abuse of minors, possession of child pornography
Archbishop John C. Nienstedt and Auxiliary Bishop Lee A. Piche of St. Paul and Minneapolis
Dispatches
Gerard O’Connell
In a surprise but highly significant decision regarding bishop accountability Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Archbishop John Clayton Nienstedt of St Paul rsquo s and Minneapolis and also that of the archdiocese 39 s auxiliary bishop Lee Anthony Pich after Prosecutors charged the
MOBILE POPE. Francis comes to Sarajevo for a one-day visit to Bosnia-Herzegovina.
Signs Of the Times
Gerard O’Connell
From the beginning of his pontificate the Argentine pope has given particular attention to “the peripheries” of the world. Bosnia-Herzegovina, with its capital city Sarajevo, is one of them. Life is hard there. The economy is weak, unemployment is high and ethnic tensions are never far f
Vatican Dispatch
Gerard O’Connell
Francis’ visit takes him to ‘the peripheries of the South American periphery.’
Pope Francis' upcoming encyclical on the environment calls for "better stewards of creation." In 2008 environmental workers collected sea samples after an oil spill at Boca Chica, Dominican Republic. (CNS photo/Orlando Barria, EPA)
Dispatches
Gerard O’Connell
Big hitters on presentation panel indicate importance of the text
Pope Francis arrives for meeting with priests, men and women religious and seminarians in Sacred Heart Cathedral in Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina, June 6.
Dispatches
Gerard O’Connell
During his one-day visit to Sarajevo Pope Francis highlighted the positive developments in Bosnia-Herzegovina since the end of the war and encouraged them in ldquo the good process of reconciliation rdquo that is under way and on ldquo the journey of peaceful coexistence between the different po
Pope Francis greets crowd as he arrives for meeting with young people in Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina.
Dispatches
Gerard O’Connell
'Peace must be made. The one who only talks of peace but does not make peace contradicts himself.'
Dispatches
Gerard O’Connell
Sixty-five thousand people applauded vigorously and with passion in Sarajevo rsquo s Kosevo Stadium when Pope Francis in his homily declared ldquo War never again rdquo nbsp nbsp It was the most powerfully emotional moment during the mass celebrated in the stadium by Papa Franjo ndash as the
Thousands of Bosnians attended the funeral for 10 Muslims who were killed by Serb forces at the beginning of the country's 1992-95 war. Their remains were later found and identified in mass graves.
Dispatches
Gerard O’Connell
Pope Francis arrives in Sarajevo on Saturday morning June 6 as ldquo a messenger of peace rdquo In a video-message on the eve of his 11-hour visit he extended greetings to ldquo all rdquo the inhabitants of the city and of Bosnia-Herzegovina and said he is coming ldquo to confirm the faith o
Vatican Dispatch
Gerard O’Connell
Something akin to a resurrection is taking place in the Catholic Church in Latin America, thanks to Pope Francis. The memory of great church leaders is being revived and honored; the sacrifice of bishops and priests killed under military dictatorships is being recognized and venerated; and some theo