Update: German abuse report faults Pope Benedict, Cardinal Marx
A long-awaited report on how sexual abuse cases were handled in the Archdiocese of Munich and Freising between 1945 and 2019, was released today, and it accuses both Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI and Car...
20 Jan 20223min
Pope Francis calls out ‘cancel culture’ in address to ambassadors
Pope Francis addressed ambassadors from the 183 countries that have diplomatic relations with the Holy See about his top international priorities on Monday and, surprisingly, devoted a portion of his ...
13 Jan 202229min
Pope Francis' 'action-packed' plans for 2022
Pope Francis has an “action-packed” agenda this year, but the relentless spread of Covid-19 worldwide could complicate his plans to visit countries in Africa, Asia, Europe and the Middle East. But wh...
6 Jan 202229min
Pope Francis' Christmas message: Be humble.
Pope Francis’ Christmas messages to “the church and the world” (“Urbi et Orbi”) and to the Roman Curia focused this year on the theme of humility. “He is the word of God who became an infant, capable ...
30 Des 20216min
Update: Vatican doubles down on Latin Mass restrictions
On Saturday, Dec. 18, the Vatican issued some clarifications about its restrictions on the pre-Vatican II Latin Mass. These restrictions had been published in July in Pope Francis’ letter “Traditionis...
21 Des 20216min
The biggest Vatican stories of 2021
This week on “Inside the Vatican,” host Colleen Dulle and Vatican correspondent Gerard O’Connell take a look back at this year in Vatican news. This year brought three risky papal trips to Iraq, Hung...
16 Des 202133min
Visiting a refugee camp with the pope
Pope Francis traveled to Cyprus and Greece from December 2-6, casting a spotlight on two nations that receive tens of thousands of migrants and refugees each year. On his flight from Rome to Cyprus, P...
9 Des 202131min
Inside the Latin American synodal gathering with Austen Ivereigh
Papal biographer Austen Ivereigh covered and participated in the Latin American ecclesial assembly in Mexico City last week. It was the first meeting of its kind, bringing together about 1,000 bishops...
2 Des 202131min
