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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.
Politics & SocietyVatican Dispatch
Gerard O’Connell
Pope Francis deplored “the practice of so-called surrogate motherhood” and called on the international community “to prohibit this practice universally.”
Politics & SocietyVatican Dispatch
Gerard O’Connell
“The basic conflict is not between Israel and Hamas. The conflict is between Jewish Israeli nationalism and Palestinian nationalism,” David Neuhaus, S.J., says in this exclusive interview.
FaithVatican Dispatch
Gerard O’Connell
“We will all have to become accustomed to accepting the fact that if a priest gives this type of simple blessing, he is not a heretic,” a new press release from the Vatican’s doctrine office states.
FaithVatican Dispatch
Gerard O’Connell
Although Francis is now 87 years old and one of the oldest popes in history to lead the Catholic Church, a glance at his agenda for 2024 reveals that he has no intention of slowing down.
FaithVatican Dispatch
Gerard O’Connell
Pope Francis opened the new year by highlighting in his homily for the feast of Mary, Mother of God, and his Angelus message the same day, the central role women have played in salvation history and that they still have for bringing peace to the world.
FaithVatican Dispatch
Gerard O’Connell
Pope Francis urged people to pray and work for peace in no less than ten conflict situations worldwide.
FaithVatican Dispatch
Gerard O’Connell
In his annual Christmas address to cardinals and bishops who work at the Vatican, Pope Francis said the real division in the church since Vatican II is “between lovers and those who have lost that initial passion.”
Politics & SocietyDispatches
Gerard O’Connell
“After this war, I fear there will be no more Christians in Gaza after a continuous presence of more than 18 centuries,” Bishop William Shomali said in an exclusive interview.
FaithVatican Dispatch
Gerard O’Connell
In a new Vatican document, Pope Francis opened the door for ‘blessing couples in irregular situations and same-sex couples.’
Politics & SocietyVatican Dispatch
Gerard O’Connell
Francis condemned the killing of two women in the Holy Family parish in Gaza, and the attack on the convent of Mother Teresa’s nuns that care for disabled persons.