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This week on “Inside the Vatican,” Gerard O’Connell and Colleen Dulle discuss Pope Leo’s consistent statements pushing for peace and an end to armed conflicts worldwide. In the second part of the show, Colleen and Gerry unpack a few brief stories including Pope Leo receiving the Liberty Medal from the National Constitution Center, his new home in the apostolic palace and the Vatican’s appeals court’s decision for a partial re-trial in the “Trial of the Century.”

Chapters:

  • 0:00 Intro
  • 1:50 Did Pope Leo tell American leaders to go to confession?
  • 5:43 Pope Leo calls for ceasefire
  • 8:18 Wars are becoming video games
  • 10:53 Leo’s phone call with Palestinian president
  • 14:44 Pope Leo’s laser focus on peace and unity
  • 17:30 Vatican’s soft power in conflicts
  • 19:26 Pope Leo turns down invite to the US
  • 23:13 Pope Leo moves to the Apolostic Palace
  • 27:30 Update on the Vatican’s “Trial of the Century”
  • 32:34 Pope Leo meets with Gareth Gore
  • 33:26 Outro

Links:

What the Middle East needs: Not more bombs, but ‘hard, focused diplomacy’

Pope Leo to journalists: Don’t become agents of propaganda during wartime

Pope Leo to warring nations in the Middle East: ‘Cease fire!’

Pope Leo to accept Liberty Medal and address Americans on July 3rd

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Follow Colleen on Instagram: @colleendulle 

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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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