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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.
CNS photo/Paul Haring
FaithVatican Dispatch
Gerard O’Connell
In an extended interview, the pope shares hitherto unknown aspects of his personal life and his vision of the world.
Pope Francis greets Aung San Suu Kyi, leader of Myanmar, during a private audience at the Vatican May 4 (CNS photo/Paul Haring).
FaithVatican Dispatch
Gerard O’Connell
Francis will be the first pope to visit Myanmar, a majority Buddhist country of some 55 million people
Pope Francis raises the Book of the Gospels as he celebrates Holy Thursday chrism Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican April 13.
FaithVatican Dispatch
Gerard O’Connell
His words would appear to be a gentle but firm reminder especially to the minority of Catholics who are challenging his authority.
FaithDispatches
Gerard O’Connell
The reform of the liturgy introduced by Vatican II is here to stay.
A woman places a candle by floral tributes for the victims of an attack at Turku Market Square on Friday, in Turku, Finland, Saturday, Aug. 19, 2017. (Vesa Moilanen/Lehtikuva via AP)
FaithVatican Dispatch
Gerard O’Connell
“We carry in our hearts the pain of the acts of terrorism that in these last days have caused numerous victims.”
Injured people react after a van crashed into pedestrians in the Las Ramblas district of Barcelona, Spain, Aug. 17. Terrorists killed at least 12 and injured more than 50 others. (CNS photo/David Armengou, EPA)
Politics & SocietyVatican Dispatch
Gerard O’Connell
The pope denounced the attack as “a grave offence against the Creator.”
Children, some in tears, are escorted down a road in Barcelona, Spain, Thursday, Aug. 17, 2017. Police in Barcelona say a white van has mounted a sidewalk, struck several people in the city's Las Ramblas district. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)
Politics & SocietyVatican Dispatch
Gerard O’Connell
A van drove into a pedestrian zone killing at least 12 people and injuring more than 80 others.
Cardinal Charles Bo of Yangon, Myanmar, pictured in an early January photo, has become increasingly outspoken as the Nov. 8 election approaches and has urged the nation to embrace religious diversity. (CNS photo/Lynn Bo Bo, EPA)
Politics & SocietyDispatches
Gerard O’Connell
Cardinal Bo believes the establishment of diplomatic relations between Myanmar and the Holy See could “help build up Myanmar as a democracy and contribute to peace building in the country.”
Pope Francis celebrates Mass on the feast of Corpus Christi June 18 outside Rome's Basilica of St. John Lateran. (CNS/Tony Gentile, Reuters)
FaithVatican Dispatch
Gerard O’Connell
In less than three weeks, Pope Francis has reshuffled the top leadership of the C.D.F.
FaithDispatches
Gerard O’Connell
The editor of the Jesuit review La Civiltà Cattolica speaks on the alliance between “fringe” Catholics and evangelical fundamentalists.