Interview: Bishop Paul Tighe on the Vatican's response to AI
The Vatican released the long-awaited document Antiqua et Nova ("Ancient and New") on artificial intelligence on Jan. 28. It explores the relationship between human and artificial intelligence, emphas...
13 Feb 202540min
Update: Pope Francis denounces Trump’s mass deportations in letter to U.S. bishops
This morning, Feb. 11, Pope Francis sent a letter to the U.S. bishops denouncing President Trump’s mass deportation program, which has already deported thousands of people and sparked fear in the migr...
11 Feb 20253min
Could the Catholic date for Easter change soon?
On Monday, Feb. 3, the Vatican hosted its first International Summit on Children’s Rights, which Pope Francis called an “open observatory” for children’s protection in an attempt to showcase “the real...
6 Feb 202529min
Deep Dive: What happened at the 2024 Synod on Synodality
This special deep dive episode recaps the 2024 VaticanRoman meeting of the Synod on Synodality, featuring interviews with five synod delegates about the tensions and unexpected breakthroughs in the Sy...
30 Jan 202554min
Pope Francis says mass U.S. deportations would be a "disgrace"
This week on “Inside the Vatican,” host Ricardo da Silva, S.J., filling in for Colleen Dulle, speaks with Gerard O’Connell about Pope Francis’ recent interview on Italian TV. In the interview, given o...
24 Jan 202528min
Vatican approves new guidelines for gay seminarians in Italy
The Vatican has approved new guidelines from the Italian Bishops’ Conference, allowing gay men to enter seminaries if they commit to celibacy, as expected of all seminarians regardless of sexual orien...
16 Jan 202533min
Cardinal McElroy to DC and Sister Brambilla to a top spot at the Vatican: what you need to know
Pope Francis has appointed Cardinal Robert McElroy as archbishop of Washington and Sister Simona Brambilla, an Italian Consolata missionary, as prefect of the Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated L...
9 Jan 202533min
The Jubilee year: Its history and what’s planned for 2025
The Catholic Jubilee Year, established in 1300 by Pope Boniface VIII, is rooted in the Jewish tradition of releasing prisoners, forgiving debts, and restoring harmony every 50 years. During the Jubile...
26 Des 202427min
