On “Inside the Vatican” this week, America’s Vatican correspondent Gerard O’Connell details what it’s like living in Rome under the lockdown and how the Holy See and the pope are handling the crisis.
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: Amid coronavirus scare, Pope Francis catches a cold
On this week’s “Inside the Vatican” podcast, Rome correspondent Gerard O’Connell describes the fear surrounding coronavirus that has gripped the Eternal City.
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Podcast: Rutilio Grande would not have been beatified a few decades ago. What changed?
This week’s “Inside the Vatican” explores the relationship between faith, global politics and the Catholic understanding of sainthood.
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Podcast: An Intergenerational Conversation on ‘Querida Amazonia’
This week on the “Inside the Vatican” podcast, the hosts take a deep dive into “Querida Amazonia.”
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Podcast: What ‘Querida Amazonia’ says about married priests and women deacons, in 3 minutes
In this brief update of America’s “Inside the Vatican” podcast, I explain how these decisions fit into Francis’ pattern of entrusting important decisions to local churches—and what challenges churches face when trying to make these decisions.
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Podcast: Why has Pope Benedict’s secretary disappeared from public events?
This week on “Inside the Vatican,” Vatican correspondent Gerard O’Connell and producer Colleen Dulle explain why Archbishop Georg Gänswein has been missing from public events in recent weeks.
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Podcast: Debunking ‘fake news’ about married priests in the Amazon
On “Inside the Vatican” this week, Gerard O’Connell explains why he was skeptical of a supposed leak of Pope Francis’ forthcoming document on the Amazon.
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Podcast: How Pope Francis is rethinking the role of his personal secretary
This week on “Inside the Vatican,” we look at how Francis has changed the role of papal secretary and discuss Father Gonzalo Aemilius, the pope’s new personal secretary, who is known for his work with street children and drug addicts in his native Uruguay.
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Podcast: Inside Pope Francis’ appointment of a woman to a top diplomatic role
This week on “Inside the Vatican,” the hosts look at the appointment of Francesca di Giovanni to a top role in the Vatican’s Secretariat of State.
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America’s Vatican correspondent explains Benedict’s book controversy
This week on “Inside the Vatican,” the hosts dedicate the entire episode to the questions surrounding the new book From the Depths of Our Hearts.