Podcast Episodes

Israeli Jesuit: Antisemitism is real. But not all support for Palestine is antisemitic.

As the war in the Holy Land continues to escalate and protests break out on university campuses around the world, Pope Francis persists in his calls …

2 years, 4 months ago

Pope Francis visits Venice Biennale art festival in another papal first

Pope Francis made history by becoming the first pope to attend the iconic Venice Biennale cultural festival in its 128-year history. After a Vatican-…

2 years, 5 months ago

‘Inside the Vatican’ live from the pope’s homeland

“A negotiated peace is better than a war without end,” said Pope Francis in an exclusive interview with CBS Evening News anchor Norah O’Donnell, mark…

2 years, 5 months ago

After public rift, Francis restores Benedict XVI’s former secretary to Vatican service

After being removed by Pope Francis as head of the papal household, evicted from his Vatican apartment and returned to his native diocese in Germany,…

2 years, 5 months ago

What the Vatican said about gender in ‘Dignitas Infinita’

The Vatican released a document on human dignity this week with sections denouncing what it calls “gender theory” and “sex change.”

In this special ro…

2 years, 5 months ago

New Vatican document addresses gender theory, surrogacy and more

This week, the Vatican issued a new document on human dignity. Although it primarily reiterates established Catholic teaching on various topics, it h…

2 years, 5 months ago

Deep Dive: Why Catholics are worried about seminaries and young priests

Catholics from the pews to the pope are worried about young priests. The October 2023 synod recommended a number of changes to the seminary system, b…

2 years, 5 months ago

Pope Francis’ Holy Week

As Catholics around the world observe Holy Week, the hosts of “Inside the Vatican,” Colleen Dulle and Gerard O’Connell, take a look at Pope Francis’ …

2 years, 6 months ago

Vatican creates study groups on women deacons, role of bishops, seminary reform

The Vatican announced the creation of 10 study groups to focus on themes that arose at last October’s Synod on Synodality, an announcement that promp…

2 years, 6 months ago

11 Years of Pope Francis: What’s next?

Over the weekend, Pope Francis was strongly criticized by Ukrainian civil and church leaders for a comment he made in an interview, saying that Ukrai…

2 years, 6 months ago