A Reflection for the Memorial of St. Pius X, Pope, by Colleen Dulle
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).
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Could Pope Leo go to Gaza? Probably not.
Can Pope Leo visit Gaza? Calls for him to do so have mounted in recent weeks, most notably with an Aug. 12 Instagram post from Madonna. But it’s not that easy.
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The Vatican is out of cash. Will Pope Leo’s high approval rating help get donations?
Past papal elections and the subsequent honeymoon period of the new pope have, in general, brought increases in donations to Peter’s Pence, an annual Vatican donation drive.
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Pope Leo just extended his vacation. What do popes do to relax?
Pope Leo XIV has extended his vacation at Castel Gandolfo by two days. How does he relax? And what have other popes done with their downtime?
Posted inFaith, Scripture Reflections
God approaches us with humility. Do we do the same for him?
A Reflection for Wednesday of the Fifteenth Week in Ordinary Time, by Colleen Dulle
Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
Who is Pope Leo? | 5 surprising things I learned while reporting on Robert Prevost
Although I had set out to answer the question, “Who is Pope Leo XIV?” the question I had succeeded in answering was “Who is Robert Prevost?”
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How will Pope Leo change the process for choosing bishops?
At the time of his appointment as prefect of the Dicastery for Bishops in 2023, then-Cardinal Robert Prevost described in an interview one change he would like to see in the bishop selection process: greater involvement of lay people.
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A Vatican reporter on keeping the faith amid the Catholic Church’s scandals
What happened when the place I had gone for consolation became the focus of my anger
Posted inFaith, Scripture Reflections
Transforming our loves
A Reflection for Tuesday of the Eleventh Week in Ordinary Time, by Colleen Dulle
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How will Pope Leo tackle the sex abuse crisis?
Abuse experts and survivors express a mix of tentative hopes and low expectations for how Pope Leo might address disciplining abusers, supporting victims and ensuring that the church is a safe environment for all.