China has breached its long-fought-for agreement with the Vatican on the appointment of bishops.
Inside the Vatican
Each week, Colleen Dulle goes behind the headlines of the biggest Vatican news stories with America’s Rome correspondent Gerard O’Connell. They'll break down complicated news stories that have a whole lot of history behind them in an understandable, engaging way. Colleen and Gerard will give you the inside scoop on what people inside the Vatican are thinking, saying—and planning.
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Podcast: Pope Francis’ bounce back to ministry for Holy Week
This week on “Inside the Vatican,” hosts Ricardo da Silva, S.J., and Gerard O’Connell discuss how the pope bounced back from bronchitis.
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Why tech bosses are looking to the Vatican for moral guidance on A.I.
On “Inside the Vatican” this week, Ricardo da Silva, S.J., and Gerard O’Connell look at the viral image of the pope in a puffer jacket, which led to a conversation on Vatican responses to A.I.
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Podcast: The Vatican’s mega-trial of the century—and the cardinal at the center of it
On this week’s episode of Inside the Vatican, Ricardo and Gerry discuss the most recent happenings in the Vatican’s mega-trial of the century with the Vatican bank.
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Podcast: Why Nicaragua suspended ties with the Vatican
President Daniel Ortega of Nicaragua suspended diplomatic ties with the Vatican in what appears to be retaliation for Pope Francis’ likening his regime to “a communist dictatorship in 1917, or a Hitlerian one in 1935.”
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Everyone has an opinion about the pope. But how does Pope Francis understand his past 10 years?
How does Pope Francis understand what he’s doing? We could argue that these past 10 years have been a journey of reception and implementation of Vatican II.
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Podcast: Pope Francis doubles down on Latin Mass restrictions
This week, Pope Francis again confirmed restrictions on the celebration of the Traditional Latin Mass, making it clear that permission to celebrate the pre-Vatican II liturgy is reserved to the Vatican.
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How are saints made in the Catholic Church? Inside the long, complicated and expensive process
Catholics love their saints. But it’s not easy to become one. On this special Deep Dive episode of “Inside the Vatican,” we take you inside the grueling process of saint-making.
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Podcast: Pope Francis tells multinational companies exploiting the DRC, ‘Hands off Africa!’
This week on ‘Inside the Vatican,’ Ricardo da Silva, S.J., and Gerard O’Connell discuss Pope Francis’ six-day visit to the Democratic Republic of Congo and South Sudan, which the pope called a pilgrimage of peace.
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Podcast: Cardinal Müller, former head of the C.D.F., criticizes Pope Francis in new book
This week on Inside the Vatican, Gerry and Ricardo discuss the new book by Cardinal Gerhard Müller which blasts Pope Francis and some of his actions, and Francis’ upcoming trip to Africa.