Inside The Vatican
Each week, Colleen Dulle goes behind the headlines of the biggest Vatican news stories with America’s Rome correspondent Gerard O’Connell. They'll break down complicated news stories that have a whole lot of history behind them in an understandable, engaging way. Colleen and Gerard will give you the inside scoop on what people inside the Vatican are thinking, saying—and planning.
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Coronavirus case in Vatican City
Vatican City last week after a non-Vatican resident passed through its medical center for a routine medical evaluation. Over the weekend, the Italian government and a ban on public gatherings, advising residents not to leave their homes. On...
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Pope Francis catches a cold
Pope Francis canceled his public audiences beginning Thursday, February 27 due to what his spokesman called a “.” Amid that Francis had been tested for coronavirus, the pope in St. Peter’s Square and said he had a cold. On this week’s...
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Pope Francis’ vision for global politics
This week’s “Inside the Vatican” explores the relationship between faith, global politics, and the Catholic understanding of sainthood. First up, Colleen and Gerry discuss Pope Francis’ recent in the Southern Italian city of Bari. Speaking to...
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Deep Dive: Querida Amazonia
Pope Francis’ highly-anticipated exhortation “” or “Beloved Amazon” came out last week, sparking more conversation about what the document did not say, that is, anything on ordaining married men as priests, than what it did say. Pope Francis...
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Update: “Querida Amazonia” in 3 minutes
The Vatican published Pope Francis’ long awaited follow-up document to the Amazon Synod, “Querida Amazonia,” or “Beloved Amazon,” this morning. This document was highly anticipated because it was expected to include Pope Francis’ final...
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‘Three popes’: Where is Archbishop Gänswein?
This week on “Inside the Vatican,” Vatican correspondent Gerard O’Connell and producer Colleen Dulle explain why Archbishop Georg Gänswein, Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI’s personal secretary and prefect of Pope Francis’ household, has been in...
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Will Francis finally visit Argentina?
Last week, Pope Francis met with Argentinian President Alberto Fernández, whose country is currently weathering an economic crisis that has led to widespread hunger and a crippling national debt. In their meeting, Pope Francis with his home country...
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Pope’s new secretary worked with street childre...
On a of “Inside the Vatican,” in the midst of Cardinal Robert Sarah’s , Gerry and I discussed how Archbishop Georg Ganswein’s role as Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI’s personal secretary—and often, by default, his gatekeeper and...
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Francis appoints woman to top role in Secretari...
Last week, Pope Francis in the Vatican’s Secretariat of State for the first time, while also upgrading that role from the department head level to the undersecretary level. On “Inside the Vatican” this week, Gerry and I take a look at these two...
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Did Benedict XVI co-author a new book on priest...
This week on “Inside the Vatican,” Gerry and I dedicate the entire episode to the questions surrounding the new book From the Depths of Our Hearts, written by Cardinal Robert Sarah with a contribution from Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI. The book...
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What’s fact and what's fiction in ‘The Two Popes’?
Last week, a viral video circulated on social media showing Pope Francis slapping the hand of a woman who yanked his arm as he walked through a crowd in St. Peter’s Square. On “Inside the Vatican” this week, Gerry and I explain what happened and...
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Keep your eyes on Vatican-China relations in 2020
Happy New Year from Inside the Vatican! For our New Year’s Day episode, Gerry and I are taking a look back at some of the biggest Vatican stories of 2019. We start with February’s , which Gerry and I . We talk about the steps Pope Francis has...
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Pope Francis’ Christmas address to the Roman Curia
On Saturday, Pope Francis gave his annual Christmas speech to the Roman curia, which in past years has been the time that the pope speaks very clearly about where he thinks the curia needs improvement. In 2014, Pope Francis used his Christmas address...
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Francis abolishes pontifical secret for abuse c...
Yesterday morning, the Vatican announced that Pope Francis had , a confidentiality measure, in cases of sexual abuse of a minor or vulnerable person by clergy. This week on “Inside the Vatican,” Gerry and I explain what information will now be...
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Why was Fulton Sheen’s beatification postponed?
In this episode of “Inside the Vatican,” Gerry and I discuss the of Archbishop Fulton Sheen’s beatification. We talk about why the beatification was postponed indefinitely, and Gerry explains what happened the last time a beatification was...
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Pope Francis wants to add immorality of nukes t...
This week on “Inside the Vatican,” Gerry and I recap the pope’s visit to Thailand and Japan, which Gerry believes is “one for the history books.” First up, in Thailand, the “,” Pope Francis received a warm welcome. Gerry and I...
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Introducing PLAGUE: Untold Stories of AIDS and ...
This week the team at Inside the Vatican are sharing a new podcast from America Media. In “,” America’s Michael O'Loughlin investigates stories of AIDS and the Catholic Church. The release of the first episode coincides with World AIDS Day. In...
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Pope Francis' plans for South Sudan, Japan, and...
This week, veteran Vatican reporter Gerard O'Connell speaks to Sebastian Gomes, who is filling in for Colleen Dulle. First, they discuss a possible papal trip to South Sudan. Second, they talk about the pope's confirmed trip in a few weeks to Japan...
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Update: Vatican investigates ‘opaque’ London re...
This week on “Inside the Vatican,” Gerry and I explain the latest developments in the Vatican’s into possible financial misconduct in the Vatican state department’s $200 million purchase of a building in an upscale London neighborhood....
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Amazon synod proposes married priests, stops sh...
The Amazon synod is finally over after approving its final document of suggestions for Pope Francis. This week on “Inside the Vatican,” Gerry and I unpack that document, and we dive into the specifics of its suggestion that the church ordain...
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Despite outside distractions, Amazon synod pres...
This week on “Inside the Vatican,” Gerry and I devote the entire episode to the , which just entered its final week. First, we discuss some of the in the synod hall, including the , a permanent human rights observatory in the region and Catholic...
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Amazon synod takes on big ideas in first week
This week on “Inside the Vatican,” Gerry and I update you on the , Commander Domenico Giani, who was nicknamed “the pope’s guardian angel.” Mr. Giani stepped down from his position after he was unable to identify who leaked Vatican security...
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Francis and Benedict stress loyalty in messages...
Last week, Vatican police as part of a . On this episode of “Inside the Vatican,” Gerry and I break down what we know and what questions remain about this raid—the first of its kind to have been made public by the Vatican. Next up, Pope...
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Pope Francis meets James Martin, S.J.
On this episode of “Inside the Vatican,” Gerry and I discuss our colleague . It was the pair’s first extended conversation, though Pope Francis is familiar with Father Martin’s work and read his book on LGBT Catholics, Building a Bridge. Up...
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Who is going to the Amazon synod?
This week on “Inside the Vatican,” Gerry and I take a look at to the synod on the Amazon region. Who decides who goes to a synod, and what kinds of people do they look for? We talk about several of the high-profile guests and the viewpoints they...
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