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Colleen Dulle is the Vatican Correspondent at America and co-hosts the "Inside the Vatican" podcast.
Arts & CultureExplainer
Pope Leo XIV has extended his vacation at Castel Gandolfo by two days. How does he relax? And what have other popes done with their downtime?
FaithScripture Reflections
A Reflection for Wednesday of the Fifteenth Week in Ordinary Time, by Colleen Dulle
FaithFaith in Focus
Although I had set out to answer the question, “Who is Pope Leo XIV?” the question I had succeeded in answering was “Who is Robert Prevost?”
FaithNews Analysis
At the time of his appointment as prefect of the Dicastery for Bishops in 2023, then-Cardinal Robert Prevost described in an interview one change he would like to see in the bishop selection process: greater involvement of lay people.
FaithFeatures
What happened when the place I had gone for consolation became the focus of my anger
FaithScripture Reflections
A Reflection for Tuesday of the Eleventh Week in Ordinary Time, by Colleen Dulle
FaithNews Analysis
Abuse experts and survivors express a mix of tentative hopes and low expectations for how Pope Leo might address disciplining abusers, supporting victims and ensuring that the church is a safe environment for all.
FaithConclave Diary
The conclave opens tomorrow, and the energy around the Holy See Press Office is alarmingly calm.
FaithNews Analysis
At the Synod on Synodality, the cardinals were ‘converted’ to working together in a new way. As they join their brothers in the conclave, they face a referendum on—and resistance to—their work.
FaithExplainer
Since the death of Pope Francis, lists of his possible successors have proliferated on social media and in newspapers. Should you trust them?