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Inside the VaticanNovember 04, 2020
Photos of Georgia bishops hang on a wall at St. Jude the Apostle Church in Sandy Springs, Ga., on Election Day Nov. 3, 2020. The church was a polling place for voters. (CNS photo/Michael Alexander, The Georgia Bulletin)

Many in the Vatican have kept a close eye on the U.S. presidential election, held Nov. 3. This week on “Inside the Vatican,” hosts Colleen Dulle and Gerard O’Connell discuss what advantages and disadvantages each candidate offers in the eyes of the Holy See.

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The U.S. election comes amid a surge in coronavirus cases in Italy. Over the weekend, Italy saw more than 30,000 new cases per day, up from the previous peak of 5,000 per day in March. On the show, Gerry gives an update on restrictions in Italy and the Vatican, and the hosts discuss how the Vatican plans to approach two major upcoming events: the consistory to create new cardinals in late November and the pope’s traditional Christmas Mass.

Finally, Colleen and Gerry discuss a memo from the Vatican’s Secretariat of State briefing ambassadors on Pope Francis’ widely-publicized comments on civil unions for same-sex couples.

Links from the show:

Several American seminarians in Rome test positive for COVID-19

Vatican breaks silence, explains Pope Francis’ civil union comments

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