Was Pope Francis mistranslated? Censored? A number of questions have arisen since news broke about Pope Francis’ comments supporting civil union protections for same-sex couples. The hosts of America Media’s “Inside the Vatican” podcast, Colleen Dulle and Gerard O’Connell, break down what you need to know.
October 2020
Posted inFaith, Vatican Dispatch
Analysis: Pope Francis’ newest cardinals will help pick his successor. Who are they?
The primacy of the church at the peripheries has been a key theme in Francis’ selection of cardinals. He has used the cardinalate to reach communities in countries that are experiencing poverty, conflict and political tension.
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
Catholic voters in one swing state explain why they’re sticking with Donald Trump
Catholic voters in Arizona said they are supporting Donald Trump because of abortion, gun owners’ rights and dissatisfaction with Obamacare.
Posted inFaith, The Good Word
Why do Catholics pray to saints?
Why might you find yourself praying to your deceased grandmother rather than to Christ? Because in your story she is another Christ, not an alternative Christ.
Posted inNews Analysis, Politics & Society
What might a Biden presidency look like? Pope John XXIII could give us some clues.
What does a leader do with an unexpected second act?
Posted inFaith, News
Blessed Carlo Acutis is set to become the first millennial saint. This isn’t the first time the Catholic Church has canonized children.
As a scholar of medieval liturgy and culture, I know that there has been a long history of including children among the saints approved for official recognition and veneration.
Posted inFaith, News
Archbishop Tomasi has led the Vatican’s fight against nuclear weapons. Pope Francis is making him a Cardinal.
It was with his colleagues in disarmament dialogues that he found the signature issue of his last years in diplomatic service, nuclear weapons abolition.
Posted inFaith, Podcasts
Podcast: Everything you need to know about Pope Francis’ comments on same-sex civil unions
This week on “Inside the Vatican,” host Colleen Dulle and Vatican correspondent Gerard O’Connell answer the questions that have arisen about Pope Francis’ comments on same-sex civil unions.
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
Pope Francis’ COVID advisers raise concern about no mask: ‘We’re working on it’
Pope Francis’ decision to forgo wearing a mask has been noticed, with some concern, by the commission of Vatican experts he appointed.
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
Joe Biden quotes Pope Francis’ new encyclical to warn against ‘phony populism’
A week out from the U.S. Election, Joe Biden turned to Pope Francis’ latest encyclical for inspiration in a brief address given in Warm Springs, Ga.