Podcast Episodes

Meet the Anglican woman bishop who spoke to Pope Francis about women’s ordination

Anglican Bishop Jo Bailey Wells spoke at a meeting of Pope Francis’ Council of Cardinal Advisors on Feb. 5., about her own experience as an ordained …

2 years, 6 months ago

Two of Rupnik’s alleged victims speak out

Five years after Pope Francis convened a global summit on sexual abuse in the Catholic Church, two previously anonymous alleged victims of Father Mar…

2 years, 7 months ago

Go on retreat with Pope Francis this Lent

This week, the Vatican is relatively quiet, as Pope Francis and the top Roman Curia officials make their Lenten retreat. As he has done since 2021, t…

2 years, 7 months ago

Pope Francis and cardinals reconsider women deacons

This week on “Inside the Vatican,” producer Ricardo da Silva—filling in for host Colleen Dulle—joins veteran Vatican correspondent Gerard O’Connell t…

2 years, 7 months ago

Pope Francis sends wartime letter to Israeli Jews

In this episode of “Inside the Vatican,” host Colleen Dulle and veteran Vatican correspondent Gerard O’Connell recap the recent Anglican-Catholic sum…

2 years, 7 months ago

Rapid developments in Vatican-China relations: Here’s what you need to know

This week on “Inside the Vatican,” veteran correspondent Gerard O’Connell and host Colleen Dulle discuss Pope Francis’ recent interview with the Ital…

2 years, 8 months ago

Why Pope Francis is worried about declining birth rates

In this episode, Gerard O’Connell and Colleen Dulle discuss Pope Francis’ recent meeting with journalists, exploring his views on journalism and comp…

2 years, 8 months ago

Blessings and backlash: A conversation on ‘Fiducia Supplicans’

On Dec. 18, Pope Francis opened the possibility for priests to bless same-sex couples and couples who the church considers to be living in what it ca…

2 years, 8 months ago

Pope Francis’ plans for 2024

In their first episode of the new year, veteran Vatican reporter Gerard O’Connell and host Colleen Dulle dissect Pope Francis’ “State of the World” a…

2 years, 8 months ago

Cardinal Becciu's embezzlement conviction

A Vatican tribunal has sentenced Cardinal Angelo Becciu to five and a half years in prison, the first such sentence in at least 500 years.

This week o…

2 years, 9 months ago