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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... Read more

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What’s fact and what's fiction in ‘The Two Popes’?

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... Read more

8 Jan 2020

19mins

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What does the pope do on vacation?

What does the pope do on vacation?

This week on “Inside the Vatican,” we’ll talk about the pope’s address to a group of theologians in Naples, which includ... Read more

27 Jun 2019

18mins

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Keep your eyes on Vatican-China relations in 2020

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 th... Read more

1 Jan 2020

16mins

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What would married priests in the Amazon region mean for the church?

What would married priests in the Amazon region mean for the church?

This week on Inside the Vatican, we talk about the U.S. bishops’ new resolutions on sexual abuse. How does the USCCB com... Read more

20 Jun 2019

19mins

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Pope Francis chooses 13 new cardinals in the ‘Francis mold’

Pope Francis chooses 13 new cardinals in the ‘Francis mold’

This week on “Inside the Vatican,” Gerry and I update you on who Pope Francis has chosen to make cardinals next month. ... Read more

4 Sep 2019

20mins

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Did Benedict XVI co-author a new book on priestly celibacy?

Did Benedict XVI co-author a new book on priestly celibacy?

This week on “Inside the Vatican,” Gerry and I dedicate the entire episode to the questions surrounding the new book Fro... Read more

15 Jan 2020

21mins

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Unpacking the pope’s document on young people

Unpacking the pope’s document on young people

This week on “Inside the Vatican,” Gerard O’Connell and I take a look at the joint appeal Pope Francis signed with King ... Read more

4 Apr 2019

17mins

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What did the popes know about McCarrick?

What did the popes know about McCarrick?

This week on “Inside the Vatican,” Gerry and I discuss the first four women to be named to the Vatican’s office for syno... Read more

30 May 2019

21mins

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2018 Vatican News Roundup

2018 Vatican News Roundup

This week before “Inside the Vatican” goes on break, we are giving you a round-up of this year’s top Vatican news—and di... Read more

12 Dec 2018

22mins

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Cardinal Pell’s conviction was overturned. Now what?

Cardinal Pell’s conviction was overturned. Now what?

After almost five years of hearings and trials and appeals, Cardinal George Pell’s conviction of child sexual abuse was ... Read more

8 Apr 2020

23mins

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Unpacking the Vatican’s document on gender identity

Unpacking the Vatican’s document on gender identity

This week on “Inside the Vatican,” Gerry and I unpack a the most comprehensive Vatican document on gender identity yet. ... Read more

13 Jun 2019

19mins

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Secret archives, Cardinal Pell and the slow progress of the sex abuse summit

Secret archives, Cardinal Pell and the slow progress of the sex abuse summit

This week on “Inside the Vatican,” Gerry O’Connell and I update you on what has been happening since the sexual abuse su... Read more

7 Mar 2019

19mins

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Inside Lucetta Scaraffia’s resignation and Pope Francis’ election

Inside Lucetta Scaraffia’s resignation and Pope Francis’ election

On the last episode of “Inside the Vatican,” Gerry O’Connell and I brought you an interview with Lucetta Scaraffia, the... Read more

28 Mar 2019

20mins

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Bishop accountability and Pope Francis' sixth anniversary

Bishop accountability and Pope Francis' sixth anniversary

This week, we’ll update you on Cardinal Pell and several other high-profile cases of abuse. We’ll also talk about Pope F... Read more

14 Mar 2019

18mins

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‘Three popes’: Where is Archbishop Gänswein?

‘Three popes’: Where is Archbishop Gänswein?

This week on “Inside the Vatican,” Vatican correspondent Gerard O’Connell and producer Colleen Dulle explain why Archbis... Read more

12 Feb 2020

23mins

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BONUS: How this Jesuit leads the Vatican’s fight against sex abuse without losing faith

BONUS: How this Jesuit leads the Vatican’s fight against sex abuse without losing faith

Introducing the Jesuitical podcast from America Media. This week, while Colleen and Gerry are out, the Jesuitical hosts ... Read more

6 Jun 2019

13mins

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Francis appoints woman to top role in Secretariat of State

Francis appoints woman to top role in Secretariat of State

Last week, Pope Francis appointed a woman to a top role in the Vatican’s Secretariat of State for the first time, while... Read more

22 Jan 2020

19mins

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Pope Benedict breaks his self imposed silence

Pope Benedict breaks his self imposed silence

This week on “Inside the Vatican,” Gerry and I talk briefly about the horrific fire at Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris. Th... Read more

18 Apr 2019

18mins

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Francis walks deserted streets of Rome

Francis walks deserted streets of Rome

With more countries shutting down nonessential businesses because of the coronavirus, church leaders have faced tough ... Read more

18 Mar 2020

22mins

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Pope Francis’ ‘urbi et orbi’ prayer to end coronavirus

Pope Francis’ ‘urbi et orbi’ prayer to end coronavirus

In the first special coronavirus update episode of “Inside the Vatican,” veteran Vatican reporter Gerard O’Connell and p... Read more

28 Mar 2020

13mins

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