What we know about the new process: who is involved, what the topics for discussion will be, and whether dioceses from the United States to China can pull off the local listening sessions the Vatican is asking for.
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 wants more than a cease-fire in the Holy Land
This week on “Inside the Vatican,” veteran Vatican correspondent Gerard O’Connell and host Colleen Dulle take a look at Pope Francis’ goals for the region and where they have been stalled in the past.
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Podcast: The Vatican steps into debate over Biden receiving Communion
This week on “Inside the Vatican,” host Colleen Dulle and veteran Vatican correspondent Gerard O’Connell examine how binding the Vatican’s letter and the U.S. bishops’ agreements are, along with what decisions the bishops now face.
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Podcast: Pope Francis removes special legal privileges from bishops and cardinals
In this week’s episode of Inside the Vatican, host Colleen Dulle and Vatican correspondent Gerard O’Connell take a look at what effect the change could have on the ongoing investigation—and possible trial—of the Vatican’s London finance scandal.
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Podcast: Pope Francis’ upcoming trips—and why he is taking them
On this week’s episode of “Inside the Vatican,” America’s veteran Vatican correspondent Gerard O’Connell and host Colleen Dulle dig into what we know about each upcoming papal trip and what is motivating the pope to go.
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Podcast: Inside the top secret process of appointing a Catholic bishop
Working from a copy of the new survey that he obtained, Gerard O’Connell summarizes some of the questions that the Vatican is now asking about possible bishops.
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Podcast: The pope and the grand imam walk a ‘thorny path’ in Catholic-Muslim relations
On this episode of “Inside the Vatican,” America’s Vatican correspondent Gerard O’Connell walks listeners through the story of how the pope and the grand imam rebuilt the once-icy relationship between the Vatican and the top Sunni institute, Al-Azhar University.
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Podcast: Pope Francis is not changing his mind about Cardinal Becciu
Pope Francis celebrated a private Holy Thursday Mass at the apartment of Cardinal Angelo Becciu, the high-ranking prelate whose resignation Pope Francis ordered last September.
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Podcast: Why the Vatican doesn’t push democracy in China
This week on “Inside the Vatican,” host Colleen Dulle and Vatican correspondent Gerard O’Connell discuss Gerry’s wide-ranging interview with Vatican Secretary for Relations with States, Archbishop Paul Gallagher.
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Podcast: Did Pope Francis distance himself from the CDF document on same-sex unions?
This week on “Inside the Vatican,” Vatican correspondent Gerard O’Connell and host Colleen Dulle discuss the pope’s comments and why Vaticanistas use anonymous sources so often.