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.”
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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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
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Madeleine Delbrêl and holding onto our very last hopes
A Reflection for Thursday of the Second Week of Lent, by Colleen Dulle
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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.
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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
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Vatican II called for a common date for Easter in the East and West. Will it ever happen?
On Jan. 25, Pope Francis said that the Catholic Church was open to accepting a common date for Easter “that everyone wants.” While the pope’s call may seem groundbreaking, it actually goes back to the Second Vatican Council.
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The liturgical experiences that transform us
A Reflection for the Memorial of St. Thomas Aquinas, Priest and Doctor of the Church, by Colleen Dulle
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A woman leads a Vatican office for the first time ever. Why now?
Pope Francis broke one of the Vatican’s “stained-glass ceilings” on Monday by appointing an Italian sister as the prefect of a Vatican dicastery for the first time. Here’s what you need to know.