In an interview with Colleen Dulle, Anglican Bishop Jo Bailey Wells talks about attending a meeting of Pope Francis’ Council of Cardinal Advisors where she spoke about her experience as an ordained woman.
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
There is no ‘neutral’ in our relationship with God.
A Reflection for Friday of the First Week of Lent, by Colleen Dulle
Posted inFaith, Scripture Reflections
What St. Paul can teach us about the vulnerability of recovery
A Reflection for the Feast of the Conversion of St. Paul, Apostle, by Colleen Dulle
Posted inExplainer, Faith
Explainer: How Cardinal Fernández is changing the Vatican doctrine office
In just three months at the helm of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, Argentine Cardinal Victor Manuel “Tucho” Fernández has rapidly changed what was once the Vatican’s most formidable department.
Posted inFaith, Scripture Reflections
Mary’s Magnificat and God’s unfinished project
A Reflection for Friday of the Third Week of Advent, by Colleen Dulle
Posted inFaith, News Analysis
Pope Francis is turning 87. Is it time for him to slow down?
While Pope Francis’ pastoral visits have stayed consistent, his hospital visits have increased.
Posted inFaith, News Analysis
Pope Francis wants to ‘demasculinize’ the church: What does that mean for women—and men?
Gender roles in the church need not be a zero-sum game.
Posted inFaith, Scripture Reflections
Our relationship with God is greater than our relationships with people—even those we hold dearest
A Reflection for the Saturday of the Thirty-third Week in Ordinary Time, by Colleen Dulle
Posted inFaith, Vatican Dispatch
Pope Francis removes Bishop Strickland of Diocese of Tyler, Texas
An investigation into Strickland was launched only six weeks after the bishop tweeted that he rejects what he called Pope Francis’ “program of undermining the deposit of faith.”
Posted inFaith, Interviews
Interview: If the synod is done right, it will strengthen bishops’ authority
In a wide-ranging interview, synod member Catherine Clifford discusses seminary formation, the authority of bishops and what’s needed to move beyond the ‘divergences’ that emerged at the synod.