Pope Francis criticizes EWTN, reveals some people wanted him to die
In a Q&A session with Jesuits in Slovakia, Pope Francis revealed that after his colon surgery this summer, some prelates wanted him to die. He also issued a thinly-veiled criticism of EWTN, saying the...
22 Sep 202114min
Gerry asks Pope Francis about the ‘Communion wars’
Fresh off the papal plane, Vatican correspondent Gerard O’Connell joins host Colleen Dulle to discuss Pope Francis’ response to his question about the U.S. bishops’ debate over denying communion to pr...
16 Sep 202125min
Pope Francis is still recovering from surgery. Can he handle a papal trip?
Pope Francis is visiting Hungary and Slovakia next week, and America’s Vatican correspondent Gerard O’Connell will be traveling with him. On this week’s show, Gerry and host Colleen Dulle lay out th...
9 Sep 202126min
Deep Dive: Why Pope Francis restricted the Latin Mass
This summer, Pope Francis made the controversial decision to place significant restrictions on the celebration of the Tridentine Latin Mass. He said that a survey of the world’s bishops showed that Jo...
2 Sep 202137min
Pope Francis restricts the pre-Vatican II Mass
Pope Francis has issued a motu proprio–an authoritative declaration made on the Pope’s personal initiative–to restrict the celebration of the pre-Vatican II Latin Mass in the Catholic Church. The deci...
16 Juli 20213min
Pope Francis recovering in hospital after surgery
Pope Francis is in the hospital recovering from a scheduled intestinal surgery he had on Sunday afternoon, July 4. According to Vatican statements based on the pope’s doctors’ reports, his recovery is...
7 Juli 20213min
Deep Dive: The German Synodal Way, Explained
No, it’s not a schism. On this special deep dive episode of “Inside the Vatican,” host Colleen Dulle looks at the German synodal way: What is it, why is it happening, and why do some critics think it ...
24 Juni 202137min
Why Pope Francis rejected Cardinal Marx's resignation
Take Inside the Vatican’s Listener Survey! On May 21, Cardinal Reinhard Marx, the archbishop of Munich and Freising and a top advisor to Pope Francis, submitted his resignation to the pope, saying he...
17 Juni 202123min
