Pope Francis: Don’t reduce the Ukraine war to ‘good guys and bad guys’
Pope Francis gave a wide-ranging interview to the editors of the European Jesuit journals—America’s across-the-pond counterparts—that was published this week. In the interview, Pope Francis takes on a...
16 Jun 202225min
Does Pope Francis have plans to resign soon?
Pope Francis’ increasing mobility woes were already leading some to speculate that another papal resignation might soon be on the horizon. [Listen and subscribe to Inside the Vatican on Apple Podcast...
9 Jun 202225min
Pope Francis appoints new cardinals ‘from the ends of the earth’
On Sunday, May 29, Pope Francis announced he would create 21 new cardinals this year, including American Bishop Robert McElroy of San Diego and several other surprise choices. 16 of the new cardinals ...
3 Jun 202224min
Archbishop Cordileone bans Nancy Pelosi from communion. Will Pope Francis intervene?
Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone of San Francisco announced Friday, May 20, that he would bar Nancy Pelosi, the speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, from receiving holy communion in his dioces...
26 Mai 202223min
What Cardinal Zen’s arrest means for the church in China
On May 11, Cardinal Joseph Zen, the 90-year old pro-democracy prelate of Hong Kong, along with three other advocates for democracy in China, were arrested and questioned on accusations that they were ...
19 Mai 202222min
Fr. James Martin on his interview with Pope Francis
Pope Francis gave a brief and unexpected interview to James Martin, S.J., for Father Martin’s new L.G.B.T.-focused publication, Outreach, a subsidiary of America Media. In the brief interview, the pop...
13 Mai 202217min
Putin’s “holy war” threatens Christian unity
Despite his hopes to declare victory over Ukraine May 9, Russian president Vladimir Putin instead used his speech that day to rehash his complaint that the West and NATO had forced him to send troops ...
12 Mai 202228min
Why the pope wants to visit Russia before Ukraine
In a new interview with the Italian daily newspaper Corriere della Sera, Pope Francis revealed some of the details of his communications with Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill and Hungarian Prime Mini...
5 Mai 202221min
