Voices
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
Revelation that the pope has “the feeling” that his papacy will be a short one has caused deep concern among Catholics worldwide
Dispatches
ldquo The majority of Arab Israelis feel disappointed rdquo at the results of the recent Israeli elections and feel ldquo unable to change the status quo rdquo Bishop William Shomali the Palestinian auxiliary-bishop of the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem told me in this exclusive interview B
Dispatches
ldquo Israeli society is in a state of shock rdquo after the recent election Rabbi Ron Kronish a leading interreligious educator and activist in Israel told me in this exclusive interview in which he analyzes the results and what is likely to happen now The Rabbi who has lived in Israel for th
Dispatches
Francis ate and met individually with 112 detainees at the city's prison
Dispatches
In an extraordinarily decisive act of governance that combines justice with mercy Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Scotland rsquo s Cardinal Keith O rsquo Brien from ldquo the rights and privileges rdquo of a cardinal In other words he remains a cardinal but without any public role
Dispatches
The Israeli electorate gave the country rsquo s political strongman Benjamin Netanyahu a measured victory earlier this week ensuring his Likud Party 30 of the 120 seats in the Knesset parliament and opening up the possibility for him to become Prime Minister for a fourth term nbsp He snatched
Vatican Dispatch
Pope Francis' words have raised hopes among women, and some impatience.
Signs Of the Times
In a surprising and far-reaching decision, Pope Francis announced an extraordinary holy year, a Jubilee of Mercy, that will extend from Dec. 8, 2015, to Nov. 20, 2016, and will involve the Catholic Church throughout the world. He broke the news during a penitential celebration in St. Peter’s B
Dispatches
In a surprising and far-reaching decision Pope Francis has announced an extraordinary ldquo Jubilee of Mercy rdquo that will extend from December 8 2015 to November 20 2016 and will involve the Catholic Church throughout the world He broke the news of this ldquo Extraordinary Holy Year of Mer
Dispatches
Women from all continents met in the Vatican on March 8 International Women rsquo s Day to focus on two topics women in society mdash the excluded the marginalized and women in the church ldquo We chose those topics because they are close to the heart of Pope Francis rdquo Chantal G tz the