Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchA Methodist’s take on the synod, dialogue and unity between Christian Churches
On this week’s episode of “Inside the Vatican,” Colleen Dulle and Ricardo da Silva, S.J., are joined by Rev. Matthew Laferty, a Methodist minister wh…
1 year, 11 months ago
How authority is being reimagined at the Synod
The 2024 session of the Synod on Synodality has reached its halfway point. In this episode of “Inside the Vatican,” producer Ricardo da Silva, S.J., …
1 year, 11 months ago
Interview: Laurence Gien, the abuse survivor and baritone who spoke at the Vatican
On this week’s episode of “Inside the Vatican,” host Colleen Dulle is joined by Laurence Gien, a survivor of clerical sexual abuse who spoke about hi…
1 year, 11 months ago
New cardinals, a penitential liturgy and women deacons: Week One of the Synod
The second session of the Synod on Synodality began with a penitential liturgy at St. Peter's Basilica, where a victim of child sexual abuse shared h…
1 year, 11 months ago
Your burning Vatican questions answered
Colleen Dulle and Gerard O'Connell tackle your burning questions in a special mailbag episode of “Inside the Vatican.” Tune in for their answers on i…
1 year, 11 months ago
Pope Francis criticized in Belgium; members of Peruvian lay group suspended for abuse
This episode of “Inside the Vatican” was originally slated to be our mailbag Q. and A. episode, but with so much news, Gerry and Colleen are focusing…
1 year, 11 months ago
Two young, lay synod delegates on what it’s (really) like in the synod hall
Among the youngest people in a room of mostly bishops, Julia Oseka and José Manuel De Urquidi were in the first group of lay voting members at a syno…
2 years ago
The Vatican’s Medjugorje decision, explained
On Sept. 19, the Vatican officially recognized Medjugorje as a place of pilgrimage and popular piety, stopping short of confirming the supernatural o…
2 years ago
Trump and Harris ‘both against life,’ pope says
Pope Francis’ 12-day Southeast Asia visit ended in striking contrast to its start, reports veteran Vatican correspondent Gerard O’Connell. Singapore’…
2 years ago
With Pope Francis in Timor Leste
Pope Francis continues his longest international visit to date: an almost-two-week tour of Southeast Asia and Oceania. Veteran Vatican correspondent …
2 years ago