Gerard O'Connell
Associate Editor and Vatican Correspondent at America Magazine
Co-Host at Inside The Vatican (Podcast)
Vatican Correspondent for America magazine. Latest book "The Election of Pope Francis: An Inside Account of the Conclave that changed history"
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1 week ago |
scoop.co.nz | Gerard O'Connell
AndrewLittle today announced he will stand for Mayor of Wellingtonin the 2025 local elections. “I’mstanding for Mayor because Wellington needs urgent changeand serious leadership. I believe I have the experience andthe steel to end the chaos at Council and return it to whatit should be doing, servicing the needs of all who livehere. “We all love this city. We’recreative, we’re full of talent, we’re diverse, andwe’re a place where people from all walks of life can feelincluded and make a home.
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Nov 21, 2024 |
americamagazine.org | Gerard O'Connell
In this photo provided by the Ukraine's 65th Mechanised Brigade press service on Nov. 19, 2024, Ukrainian soldiers attend a training in Zaporizhzhia region, Ukraine. (Andriy Andriyenko/Ukraine's 65th Mechanised Brigade via AP)This week, the war in Ukraine marked its 1,000th day. Since President Vladimir Putin ordered the invasion on Feb. 24, 2022, expecting the fall of Kyiv and a quick victory, tens of thousands of people have been killed on both sides.
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Nov 19, 2024 |
americamagazine.org | Gerard O'Connell
An illustration depicts Jesuit Father Matteo Ricci in traditional Chinese clothing. The 16th-century missionary to China is well known by the country's Catholics. (CNS photo/Nancy Wiechec) On Friday, Nov. 15, the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome hosted an international conference on Matteo Ricci, the famous 16th-century Jesuit missionary to China and one of the university’s most famous alumni.
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Nov 14, 2024 |
catholicoutlook.org | Gerard O'Connell
“The synod’s final document is not a landing strip. It is a launch pad. We’re just beginning. We have no idea how this is going to unfold. This is why this is historic.” That is what Cardinal Blase Cupich, the archbishop of Chicago, told America’s Vatican correspondent on Sunday afternoon, Oct. 27, the day the Synod on Synodality concluded with a solemn Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica, presided over by Pope Francis.
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Nov 14, 2024 |
americamagazine.org | Gerard O'Connell
The cause for the canonization of Pedro Arrupe, S.J. (1907-91), 28th superior general of the Society of Jesus, took an important step forward today, Nov. 14, the anniversary of his birth, with the closing of its diocesan phase.
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