This week on “Inside the Vatican,” host Colleen Dulle and veteran Vatican correspondent Gerard O’Connell unpack Pope Francis’ message to the leaders at COP26 and how the pope understands his role in the climate movement.
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: What happens when a president meets the pope?
On “Inside the Vatican,” Colleen and Gerry dig into the issues that President Biden, President Moon and Prime Minister Modi are likely to bring up with Pope Francis.
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Podcast: Unpacking Pope Francis’ 9 Social Justice Commandments
On this episode of “Inside the Vatican,” host Colleen Dulle and Vatican correspondent Gerard O’Connell look at how Pope Francis’ relationship with grassroots activists differs from past popes’.
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Podcast: The Synod on Synodality will be an uphill battle — but it’s worth it
In addition to the difficulty of changing the attitudes of Catholics accustomed to a “command and control model” of church, the synod faces several logistical challenges.
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Podcast: The Vatican hosted 40 religious leaders to call for climate action. Can they make a difference?
With the COP26 conference focused on advancing the goals of the Paris Agreement, Colleen and Gerry ask, can this interreligious document play a similar role to “Laudato Si,” changing the hearts and minds of political leaders from around the world?
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The Vatican still has a ‘patriarchal mindset’ — but women are challenging it.
In this deep dive episode of “Inside the Vatican,” host Colleen Dulle examines how things are changing for women in the Vatican.
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Behind the scenes of Pope Francis’ Communion Wars press conference
Fresh off the papal plane, Vatican correspondent Gerard O’Connell joins host Colleen Dulle to discuss Pope Francis’ response to his question about the U.S. bishops’ debate over denying communion to pro-choice politicians.
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Podcast: Pope Francis is still recovering from surgery. Is he ready for a papal trip?
This week on “Inside the Vatican,” the hosts examine the health questions around Pope Francis’ trip to Hungary and Slovakia.
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Podcast: Can Pope Francis’ Latin Mass restrictions unify the church?
In this special deep dive episode of “Inside the Vatican,” host Colleen Dulle unpacks Pope Francis’ decision, the history behind it, and how it has affected devotees of the old Latin Mass.
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Podcast: Cardinal Marx’s offer to resign has put him in an even stronger position
This week on “Inside the Vatican,” host Colleen Dulle and veteran Vatican correspondent Gerard O’Connell discuss the fallout of Cardinal Marx’s offer to resign.