At the Synod on Synodality, the cardinals were ‘converted’ to working together in a new way. As they join their brothers in the conclave, they face a referendum on—and resistance to—their work.
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 inExplainer, Faith
The new pope: How journalists (and cardinals) come up with their list of candidates
Since the death of Pope Francis, lists of his possible successors have proliferated on social media and in newspapers. Should you trust them?
Posted inConclave Diary, Faith
If there’s no pope, who says whether or not a cardinal is eligible for a conclave?
Canon law does not give much specific direction about who can make decisions for the church during the interregnum.
Posted inFaith, Vatican Dispatch
Cardinal Becciu will not participate in conclave following dispute over right to vote
Cardinal Becciu issued a statement the morning of April 29 saying, “I have decided to obey—as I have always done—the will of Pope Francis not to enter the conclave, while remaining convinced of my innocence.”
Posted inDispatches, Faith
How Pope Francis changed the place of women in the church
As Pope Francis’ legacy is debated in the coming weeks, one key area for examination will be his advancements of women in the Vatican, whether his changes were sufficient and whether they will last.
Posted inFaith, Scripture Reflections
What Isaiah’s servant songs have to tell us during Holy Week
A Reflection for Wednesday of Holy Week, by Colleen Dulle
Posted inFaith, Scripture Reflections
Madeleine Delbrêl and holding onto our very last hopes
A Reflection for Thursday of the Second Week of Lent, by Colleen Dulle
Posted inFaith, News Analysis
What Pope Francis’ voice memo reveals about his understanding of the papacy
Just as Popes John Paul II’s and Benedict’s final days revealed their understandings of the papacy, Francis’ illness has revealed him once again as the world’s parish priest, suffering close to his people.
Posted inFaith, Scripture Reflections
Notes from a stranger in my Bible
A Reflection for Thursday of the Sixth Week in Ordinary Time, by Colleen Dulle
Posted inExplainer, Politics & Society
What does the Vatican know about A.I.? A lot, actually.
A timeline of the Vatican’s decade-long history of leadership in the field of A.I. ethics—a history that has earned it significant influence among tech leaders, particularly at Microsoft and IBM