Colleen Dulle and Gerard O'Connell tackle your burning questions in a special mailbag episode of “Inside the Vatican.” Tune in for their answers on issues that matter to ordinary Catholics. What real changes can we expect from the Synod on Synodality? Why won’t Pope Francis travel to Paris for the grand reopening of Notre Dame Cathedral this December? And how is the Vatican responding to the rapidly expanding war in the Middle East? Colleen even shares her thoughts on who the next pope might be, while Gerry explains why he prefers to opt out of such speculation.
Links related to this episode
- Vatican’s expulsion of members of scandal-plagued Catholic group shocks Peru
- Pope Francis’ top abuse advisor asks Vatican to stop using disgraced former Jesuit Marko Rupnik’s art
Synod coverage on other America podcasts
- Jesuitical Podcast: Our top 3 questions about the final session of the Synod on Synodality
- Interview: Timothy Radcliffe on how he prepares to give homilies—and preach to synod delegates
Further synod coverage from America
- Secretive Synod study group says no to women deacons
- What most needs to change at the synod? We do.
- A synod member’s case against synod cynicism
- Synod Diary: What the synod has to say about peace, remembrance and the anniversary of Oct. 7
- Synod Diary: The synod’s call to conversion
- Synod members vote to dialogue with study groups on controversial issues set up by Pope Francis
- Pope Francis defends giving women and lay men voting rights at synod
Colleen’s synodality reading list
- “Synodality in the Life and Mission of the Church” (International Theological Commission, 2018)—A crucial starting point, referenced by many other texts.
- “The Synodal Pathway: Where Rhetoric Meets Reality” (edited by Amon Conway, Eugene Duffy, and Mary McDade)
- “Reforming the Church” by Serena Noceti (Paulist Press)
- “Synodality” by Rafael Luciani (Paulist Press)
