In this week’s episode of “Inside the Vatican,” Gerry and Colleen unpack Pope Leo’s itinerary for the trip, give context for the political situation in the country and discuss what messages the pope may send to both secular and ecclesial authorities in a country and church that are being reshaped by the arrival of newcomers.
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As Lourdes covers up Rupnik mosaics, here’s where his trial stands
The first issue of Vatican Notebook: Like the mosaics at Lourdes, Rupnik’s trial has been hidden completely from view.
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‘I doubt he will be diplomatic’: What Pope Leo may say to the U.S. on July 3
On the season finale of “Inside the Vatican,” Colleen and Gerry discuss the hectic weeks before Pope Leo’s summer vacation.
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‘Like I’ve rarely seen him’: Pope Leo’s visit to Spain
This week on “Inside the Vatican,” Gerard O’Connell recaps for Colleen Dulle the highlights from the pope’s three stops: Madrid, Barcelona and the Canary Islands.
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Anna Rowlands on the ‘Magnifica Humanitas’ debates
Pope Leo’s encyclical ‘Magnifica Humanitas,’ published May 25, has sparked debates in the worlds of technology and theology while galvanizing online creators opposed to artificial intelligence. Anna Rowlands, a theologian and co-presenter of the text with Pope Leo, joins Colleen Dulle to parse the encyclical’s reception, its contributions to Catholic teaching, and whether workers can use the encyclical to justify religious exemptions to using A.I.
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‘A shockwave through the system’: Pope Leo appoints EWTN president as communications prefect
This week on “Inside the Vatican,” Colleen Dulle and Gerard O’Connell discuss Pope Leo’s surprising pick to lead Vatican communications.
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Pope Leo’s A.I. warning: Top takeaways from his groundbreaking first encyclical
This week on a special “Inside the Vatican” roundtable, a discussion of “Magnifica Humanitas,” Pope Leo’s groundbreaking first encyclical on protecting the human person in the age of artificial intelligence. Host Colleen Dulle sits down with her co-host and senior Vatican correspondent, Gerard O’Connell, as well as America’s president and editor in chief, Sam Sawyer, S.J.
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Marco Rubio’s Vatican visit, explained
This week on “Inside the Vatican”: Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s meeting with Pope Leo XIV. Plus, the Vatican warns the SSPX that it’s on the road to schism.
Pope Leo XIV: One Year of an American Pope
A look back at the top moments from Pope Leo’s first year.
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Vatican Diplomacy 101 with Archbishop Joseph Marino
This week on “Inside the Vatican,” Archbishop Joseph Marino, former president of the Vatican’s diplomacy academy, joins Colleen Dulle to answer: Who are nuncios? What do they do? And what difference do they really make?