Deep Dive: How bishops are chosen
When Father John Wester received a call just before 8 a.m. Mass, he had no idea it would be the nuncio, the pope’s ambassador, phoning to tell him he would be the next auxiliary bishop of San Francisc...
22 Apr 202134min
The pope and the grand imam walk a ‘thorny path’
Ten years ago, it would have been impossible to imagine the pope having the kind of strong relationship with a top Muslim leader that Pope Francis has with the Grand Imam Ahmed Al-Tayeb. Back in 2019,...
15 Apr 202126min
Did Pope Francis change his mind about Cardinal Becciu?
Pope Francis celebrated a private Holy Thursday Mass at the apartment of Cardinal Angelo Becciu, the high-ranking prelate whose resignation Pope Francis ordered last September. The dismissal was widel...
7 Apr 202119min
Why doesn’t the Vatican push democracy in China?
Why does the Vatican advocate for democracy in Myanmar but not Hong Kong? This week on “Inside the Vatican,” host Colleen Dulle and Vatican correspondent Gerard O’Connell discuss Gerry’s wide-ranging...
31 Mar 202122min
Bonus: Why is the Vatican restricting the Traditional Latin Mass?
Church historian and Villanova University professor Massimo Faggioli joins host Colleen Dulle to discuss the Vatican’s recent guidelines banning private, individual Masses in St. Peter’s Basilica and ...
26 Mar 202125min
Did Pope Francis distance himself from the CDF document on same-sex unions?
Last week’s Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith document marked a departure from Pope Francis’ usual pastoral tone on LGBT issues, even though the pope had approved its publication. This weeken...
24 Mar 202127min
The Vatican says no to blessing gay unions
This week, a statement from the Congregation of the Doctrine of the Faith made global headlines, saying that the church cannot bless gay unions and reiterating that they are “not ordered to the Creato...
17 Mar 202121min
Inside Pope Francis’ Iraq visit
Pope Francis visited Iraq March 5-8, and America’s Vatican correspondent Gerard O’Connell traveled with him. Fresh off the trip, Gerry joins host Colleen Dulle on “Inside the Vatican” to discuss what ...
10 Mar 202121min
