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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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29:48

Unearthed letter suggests Pius XII knew about the...

Inside The Vatican ·

2023/09/21

This week, a letter found in a previously sealed section of the Vatican's archives reveals Pope Pius XII may have been aware of the Holocaust and the mass deaths of Jewish and Polish people in Nazi concentration camps. Gerard O'Connell and Ricardo da Silva, S.J., give the latest updates on what we know. Sergei Lavrov, the foreign minister of Russia, announced publicly for the first time that he is prepared to receive Cardinal Zuppi, Pope Francis' special envoy on peace talks between Russia and

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The case against voting at the Synod on Synodality

Inside The Vatican ·

2023/09/14

At the Synod on Synodality’s Roman meetings, lay men and women have both been included for the first time as full, voting members. But, argues the Rev. Louis Cameli, if this synod is not to be a “parliament,” as Pope Francis often warns, perhaps there should be no voting in the synod at all. Father Cameli, who is Cardinal Blase Cupich’s Delegate for Formation and Mission and a priest of the Archdiocese of Chicago, joins veteran Vatican correspondent Gerard O’Connell and host Colleen Dulle for a

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30:05

Pope Francis visits Mongolia, speaks on American critics

Inside The Vatican ·

2023/09/08

Gerry traveled to Mongolia with Pope Francis from Aug. 31 to Sept. 4. On this episode of “Inside the Vatican”—the premiere of season six—Gerry and Colleen analyze the pope’s trip to the world’s most sparsely-populated country and the message he sought to deliver there. Click here to read the full show page with additional stories and links for further reading. Please support this podcast by becoming a digital subscriber to America Media. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit

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32:22

Deep Dive: Why Pope Francis is going to Mongolia

Inside The Vatican ·

2023/08/29

While much of the world’s attention has focused in recent years on global superpowers Russia and China, the vast and sparsely-populated nation sandwiched between them, Mongolia, has often gone overlooked. Once the seat of the mightiest land empire in history, Mongolia has a rich history and strong cultural identity rooted in Genghis Khan and the Mongol Empire. The Catholic Church in Mongolia, however, is young: Aside from a few missionary visitors in the Middle Ages, the church has only had a

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30:05

World Youth Day recap: A diverse and inclusive event...

Inside The Vatican ·

2023/08/10

World Youth Day wrapped up Sunday, Aug. 6, having gathered 1.5 million young people from around the world. On this special summer episode of “Inside the Vatican,” America editors Ricardo da Silva, S.J. and Gerard O’Connell, who reported on the ground from Lisbon, recap the event with host Colleen Dulle. Links from the show: Spanish teen says she regained her sight at World Youth Day Mass Pope Francis fields questions on abuse, his health on return flight to Rome Pope Francis at World Youth Day:

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In Lisbon, a rejuvenated Pope Francis tells youth the...

Inside The Vatican ·

2023/08/03

America editor Ricardo da Silva, S.J., and Vatican correspondent Gerard O’Connell report from Lisbon on the opening of World Youth Day in this special episode of Inside the Vatican. An energized Pope Francis arrived yesterday, Aug. 2, giving a speech to Portuguese civic leaders in which he urged them to invest in young people and work for peace, especially in Ukraine. He also celebrated vespers and met with a group of survivors of clerical sexual abuse. The pope is scheduled to participate in

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50:11

Deep Dive: Is World Youth Day worth it?

Inside The Vatican ·

2023/07/27

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30:45

Vatican investigates U.S. bishop critical of Pope...

Inside The Vatican ·

2023/06/29

Two U.S. dioceses recently had visits from Vatican investigators, and one led to the resignation of a bishop. This week on “Inside the Vatican,” Colleen and Gerry unpack what these official reviews mean, then look to some of the younger bishops Pope Francis has been appointing to ensure his legacy. After that, Gerry and Colleen give a preview of what’s happening in the Vatican this summer. Please fill out our listener survey! Other links from the show Exclusive interview with Archbishop Frank Leo,

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28:21

Unpacking the synod’s working document

Inside The Vatican ·

2023/06/23

Colleen and Gerry unpack the Synod on Synodality's working document and the clues it provides about the synod’s first global meeting in October. They explain the unique approach of “conversation in the Spirit” and explore the document’s key questions on communion, participation, and mission. Find the full show page and links for further reading here. Please support this podcast by becoming a digital subscriber to America Media Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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30:32

Introducing "Preach: The Catholic Homilies Podcast"

Inside The Vatican ·

2023/06/19

We have an exciting new podcast from America Media to share with you. It’s called “Preach: The Catholic Homilies Podcast.” On each episode listeners will first hear an inspiring homily, especially delivered for the podcast, and then take a privileged peek into the heart and mind of the preacher in a conversation with the host, Jesuit priest and America’s associate editor, Ricardo da Silva, S.J. Whether you’re a preacher looking for inspiration or a Catholic in the pews, who believes like Pope

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3:12

Rupnik expelled from Jesuits for “obstinate refusal”...

Inside The Vatican ·

2023/06/15

The Society of Jesus (the Jesuits) announced today that the well-known religious artist Fr. Marko Rupnik has been dismissed from the Jesuit order after he was credibly accused of sexually, psychologically and spiritually abusing adult women between 1985 and 2018. Read more: Jesuits expel prominent artist Marko Rupnik after allegations of abuse against adult women Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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23:09

How the Vatican talks about the health of the pope

Inside The Vatican ·

2023/06/15

Pope Francis has been in the hospital since Wednesday, June 7, recovering from an operation on an abdominal hernia. In this episode, Colleen and Gerry give an update on the pope’s recovery and analyze how the Vatican has been communicating about the pope’s condition. Find the full show page and links for further reading here. Please support this podcast by becoming a digital subscriber to America Media. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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32:00

Pope Francis hospitalized for surgery

Inside The Vatican ·

2023/06/07

Pope Francis is back in the hospital for surgery on a hernia that likely formed on the scar from his 2021 colon operation. Also in this episode: A nude man protests in St. Peter’s Basilica, Cardinal Matteo Zuppi visits Ukraine to begin Pope Francis’ peace mission, and Benedict XVI’s secretary, Archbishop Georg Gänswein, is given a deadline to move out of the Vatican. Find the full show page and links for further reading here. Please support this podcast by becoming a digital subscriber to America

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33:20

How should Catholics behave on social media?

Inside The Vatican ·

2023/06/02

The Vatican’s Dicastery for Communication issued a new document called “Towards Full Presence: A Pastoral Reflection on Engagement with Social Media.” The document lays out how Catholics should be thinking about their social media engagement—and like the pope’s encyclical Fratelli Tutti, it takes as its model the story of the Good Samaritan, urging people to reach out and listen to those who are different from them, to build community with those people, and to step beyond social media into working

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26:37

The secrets of Fátima and Pope Francis’ mission for...

Inside The Vatican ·

2023/05/25

Last Saturday, Pope Francis appointed Cardinal Matteo Zuppi, the head of the Italian bishops conference and a consummate diplomat to visit Moscow, to lead a mission “to help ease tensions in the conflict in Ukraine.” This week on “Inside the Vatican,” veteran Vatican correspondent Gerard O’Connell explains why Cardinal Zuppi was chosen for this job despite not being a Vatican diplomat. In the second half of the show, Gerry and host Colleen Dulle discuss the pope’s planned trip to World Youth Day in

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27:12

President Zelensky meets Pope Francis

Inside The Vatican ·

2023/05/18

President Volodymr Zelensky of Ukraine visited the Vatican on Saturday for a private meeting with Pope Francis. The Ukrainian President spent 40 minutes with the pope. Holding his hand to his heart, and speaking in French, Mr. Zelensky told the pope it was a “great honor” to meet him. The pope has repeatedly expressed his desire to visit the war torn Ukraine but only with the proviso that he can also visit Russia. Dialogue with Russian President Vladimir Putin, despite the pope’s many attempts, has

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26:35

What we know about Pope Francis’ secret peace mission...

Inside The Vatican ·

2023/05/11

Last week, the Pontifical Council for the Protection of Minors had its first meeting since the shocking resignation of abuse expert Hans Zollner, S.J. His resignation over issues “that need to be urgently addressed” led to a public disagreement between him and the commission’s president, Cardinal Sean O’Malley, O.F.M. [Listen and subscribe to “Inside the Vatican” on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.] In this episode of “Inside the Vatican,” veteran Vatican correspondent Gerard O’Connell and host Colleen

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26:21

Pope Francis hints at secret peace talks between...

Inside The Vatican ·

2023/05/04

Colleen is back! This week on Inside the Vatican, hosts Colleen Dulle (with baby William) and Ricardo da Silva join veteran Vatican correspondent Gerard O’Connell to discuss Pope Francis’ recent visit to Hungary. The pope used his public messages during the visit to highlight the plight of migrants and refugees, saying “Jesus is an open door.” Pope Francis has been at odds with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán over the prime minister’s restrictions on migration. Hungary has made exceptions to

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28:35

Pope Francis announces women will have vote at...

Inside The Vatican ·

2023/04/28

Pope Francis announced on Monday, April 24, that all the participants at the first assembly of Synod on Synodality will have a vote when they meet at the Vatican this October. This is the first time women will have a vote at such a major church event. “More than 20 percent of the participants will be non-bishops,” says Gerry. “This can be priests, it can be consecrated women and men, it can be lay women and men.” The announcement of the change to the synod’s voting pattern happened just days

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Pope Francis defends John Paul II against ‘offensive...

Inside The Vatican ·

2023/04/20

Pope Francis publicly denounced allegations made against Pope John Paul II on Italian television last week by Pietro Orlandi, the brother of Emanuela Orlandi. Last year, Ms. Orlandi’s mysterious disappearance from the Vatican almost 40 years ago, when she was just 15-years-old, inspired “Vatican Girl,” a documentary series on Netflix. Mr. Orlandi, speaking on an Italian TV program, said that he had learned from a source that “John Paul II sometimes went out at night with two Polish monsignors, and

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