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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.

FaithNews
Gerard O’Connell
His clinical condition is “complex,” the Vatican said.
FaithNews
Gerard O’Connell
The pope also extended his greetings to the thousands of artists who had come to celebrate their Jubilee in Rome this weekend.
Votive candles, including some bearing a photo of Pope Francis, are seen on the base of a statue of St. John Paul II outside Rome's Gemelli hospital Feb. 15, 2025. (CNS photo/Pablo Esparza)
FaithNews
Gerard O’Connell
To facilitate his recovery, doctors have prescribed that he observe “total rest,” the Vatican press office announced.
Pope Francis greets Sister Raffaella Petrini, an Italian member of the U.S.-based Franciscan Sisters of the Eucharist, at the Vatican Dec. 3, 2015 (CNS photo/Vatican Media via Reuters).
FaithVatican Dispatch
Gerard O’Connell
The announcement came as Francis was in his bed in the Gemelli Hospital being treated for an infection of the respiratory tract. A Vatican spokesman said "the Holy Father passed a good night and slept well.”
FaithVatican Dispatch
Gerard O’Connell
Cancellations announced by the Vatican suggest the pope will be hospitalized for several days.
FaithFeatures
Gerard O’Connell
To understand the significance of the Jubilee and its seven-centuries-old tradition in the Catholic Church, it is necessary first to recall its biblical origins and the historical events that have shaped it.
Politics & SocietyVatican Dispatch
Gerard O’Connell
The letter also stated that Francis disagrees with identifying the illegal status of migrants with criminality, and called on the bishops “to walk together” and defend the human dignity of the migrants in their country.
Politics & SocietyVatican Dispatch
Gerard O’Connell
As the United States and China vie for primacy in the field of artificial intelligence, the Vatican today issued a wide-ranging reflection on “the relationship between Artificial Intelligence and Human Intelligence.”
Politics & SocietyVatican Dispatch
Gerard O’Connell
Pope Francis sent “cordial greetings” and “assurance of my prayers” to Donald J. Trump on Jan. 20, the day of his inauguration as the 47th president of the United States.
FaithVatican Dispatch
Gerard O’Connell
Pope Francis expressed the hope that the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas that came into effect on Sunday, Jan. 19, “would be respected immediately by all the parties [involved]” and would lead to “the release of all the hostages” and the rapid provision of urgently needed humanitarian aid to the population of Gaza.