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
Deep Dive: Why is Pope Francis visiting Iraq?
Pope Francis takes off for Baghdad on Friday, March 5. Once he arrives in Iraq, he will zigzag the country at breakneck speed visiting civic and religious leaders and touring places that are still rec...
3 Mar 202127min
Update: Pope accepts Cardinal Sarah’s resignation
On Sunday, Pope Francis accepted the resignation of Cardinal Robert Sarah, the Guinean prelate with whom he has publicly clashed on a few occasions. Pope Francis was widely expected to accept Cardinal...
24 Feb 20214min
Covid spike, rocket attack cast doubt on papal trip
Pope Francis’ trip to Iraq, scheduled for March 5-8, has been thrown into further question in recent days. Following the discovery of the new UK-based strain of the novel coronavirus, Iraqi authoritie...
17 Feb 202121min
Finally, a woman can vote in a synod
For the first time, a woman will have the right to vote in the Synod of Bishops. Sister Nathalie Becquart, a Xaviere sister, became the first woman to be named undersecretary of the Vatican’s Synod o...
11 Feb 202122min
