Jesuit Superior General Arturo Sosa on Pope Francis
It’s been 500 years since St. Ignatius suffered the cannonball injury that would pave the way to his conversion—from an ambitious young soldier rumored to be dating a princess, to leaving it all to fo...
17 Maj 202132min
Vatican steps into debate on Biden receiving communion
The Vatican stepped into the U.S. bishops’ ongoing debate over giving Communion to pro-choice Catholic politicians last week, issuing a letter May 7 to every bishop in America urging them to undertake...
13 Maj 202126min
Pope Francis strips bishops’ and cardinals’ privileges
Last week, Pope Francis signed two big changes to Vatican law: First, he implemented a sweeping anti-corruption decree that limits the gifts Vatican employees can receive to $50; then, he updated a pr...
6 Maj 202122min
Where else will the pope go in 2021?
Almost two months after his first papal trip since spring 2020, Pope Francis has set his sights on a few more international visits before the end of the year: To Hungary and Slovakia, Cyprus and Greec...
29 Apr 202135min
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 Mars 202122min
