In this episode of “Inside the Vatican,” host Colleen Dulle interviews John Thavis, author of “The Vatican Diaries” and “The Vatican Prophecies,” about how synods and their guidelines around secrecy have evolved over time.
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Podcast: The French Dominican bringing Middle East Catholics’ concerns to Rome
Today on “Jesuitical,” Zac and Ashley talk with Olivier Poquillon, O.P., who oversaw the reconstruction of the Catholic Church in Mosul, Iraq, destroyed by ISIS 2014.
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Podcast: As discussion turns to women deacons, the synod ‘gets interesting’
On “Inside the Vatican, host Colleen Dulle and veteran Vatican correspondent Gerard O’Connell sit down in Rome to cover the second week of the synod, which covered contentious issues in the church, such as the inclusion of L.G.B.T. people and women deacons.
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Podcast: Pope Francis calls Catholics to support the global church. Our preaching should reflect that.
Until the early 20th century, the Catholic Church in the United States was “the recipient of help from the church in other lands,” recalls Anthony Andreassi, C.O., in his homily for World Mission Sunday. “Now it is our turn to reach out to support others so that this important work of evangelization can continue.”
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The lay woman bringing Catholic social teaching to the heart of the Vatican
Emilce Cuda, the highest ranking lay woman working in the Vatican, joins “Jesuitical” to explain how “el pueblo”—ordinary, working class people—are at the forefront of a burgeoning synodal church.
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Meet the lay woman who led the U.S. synod process
In this episode of “Inside the Vatican,” host Colleen Dulle interviews Julia McStravog, a senior advisor on the Synod on Synodality at the U.S.C.C.B., to get an inside look into how the U.S. church organized itself to carry out the national and continental phases of the synod, and how those phases inform the ongoing meeting in Rome.
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Podcast: What it’s like giving a speech inside a synod of bishops as a young person
Julian Paparella, who was 25 years old when he addressed hundreds of bishops in that assembly, joins Zac and Ashley to shed light on the dynamic at work inside synods.
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Podcast: Why Pope Francis is insisting on synod secrecy
In this episode of “Inside the Vatican,” Colleen Dulle and Vatican correspondent Gerard O’Connell discuss the first week of the Synod on Synodality, and the strong emphasis from Pope Francis and the synod team to maintain discussions between participants confidential, both during and after the synod.
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Podcast: Center the experiences of marginalized people when preaching
Before the Rev. James Martin, S.J., set off for the Synod on Synodality currently underway at the Vatican, he shared with “Preach” host Ricardo da Silva, S.J., some of his insights for preaching the message of the synod in parishes.
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Podcast: Everything you need to know about the Synod on Synodality
This week on “Jesuitical,” Zac and Ashley bring listener questions about the synod to America’s veteran Vatican correspondent, Gerard O’Connell.