What message does it send to women when the first synod to include them as full, voting members opts to forgo an actual vote in favor of approval by applause?
Colleen Dulle
Colleen Dulle is the Vatican Correspondent at America and co-hosts the "Inside the Vatican" podcast. She is the author of Struck Down, Not Destroyed: Keeping the Faith as a Vatican Reporter (Image, 2025).
Posted inFaith, Scripture Reflections
The inspiration of holy fools
A Reflection for the Optional Memorial of St. Paul of the Cross, priest, by Colleen Dulle
Posted inFaith, Synod Diary
Synod Diary: Synod Mothers make their voices heard in Rome
When asked whether the women in the synod hall felt they were being heard, Sister Pat Murray replied as any tough nun might: “We have been well able to make our point and use our time and space well.”
Posted inFaith, Synod Diary
Synod Diary: Reading the Pact of the Catacombs at the Synod
Yesterday, the participants in the Synod on Synodality made a pilgrimage through the St. Sebastian catacombs, the burial place of at least three early Christian martyrs.
Posted inFaith, Last Take
On the Ground in Rome: Reporting on the synod—and tuning out the noise
The Synod on Synodality has the potential to be the church’s most extraordinary event since Vatican II. Will the synod’s critics prevail?
Posted inFaith, Vatican Dispatch
Can the Vatican control the synod narrative?
Pope Francis sees secrecy as paramount for ensuring that synod participants can speak freely. But what if people start talking anyway?
Posted inFaith, Synod Diary
Synod Diary: Pope Francis’ response to the ‘dubia cardinals’ tells us a lot about the synod
Pope Francis’ “yes, and” message to cardinals critical of his papacy is reflective of the synod as a whole.
Posted inFaith, News Analysis
Same-sex blessings, women’s ordination and whether doctrine can change: What Pope Francis said to the ‘dubia’ cardinals
Pope Francis breaks his silence in response to cardinals’ questions.
Posted inFaith, Scripture Reflections
The blessing of neighbors
A Reflection for Monday of the Twenty-fifth Week in Ordinary Time, by Colleen Dulle
Posted inFaith, Interviews
The Vatican blocked this theologian’s promotion—and he still doesn’t know why
Father Martin Lintner, whom the Vatican rejected after he was elected dean of his theological college, speaks to America about the tensions between the Vatican and theologians and his hopes for change.