Podcast Episodes

What happens when a pope meets a president?

Pope Francis is expected to meet with U.S President Joseph R. Biden, Korean President Moon Jae-in and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi this week w…

4 years, 11 months ago

Pope Francis’ 9 commandments for a just economy

This weekend, Pope Francis gave a speech to grassroots activists that some are already calling an important contribution to Catholic Social Teaching.…

4 years, 11 months ago

The ‘Synod on Synodality’ launches in Rome

The “synod on synodality,” Pope Francis’ two-year effort to move the church toward a more collaborative and decentralized model, kicked off in Rome o…

4 years, 11 months ago

Vatican hosts unprecedented meeting of faith leaders ahead of COP26

Pope Francis welcomed 40 leaders of the world’s major religions to the Vatican this week to call for definitive action on climate change ahead of the…

4 years, 11 months ago

Can women in the Vatican change the church?

Women are rising to new heights in the Vatican, but there is still a long way to go before women’s voices and leadership are satisfactorily integrate…

5 years ago

Bonus: How Pope Francis reclaimed Slovak history from populists

Last week, Pope Francis visited Hungary and Slovakia—two countries with about 1,000 years of Christian history. But today, that history is being re-i…

5 years ago

Pope Francis criticizes EWTN, reveals some people wanted him to die

In a Q&A session with Jesuits in Slovakia, Pope Francis revealed that after his colon surgery this summer, some prelates wanted him to die. He also i…

5 years ago

Gerry asks Pope Francis about the ‘Communion wars’

Fresh off the papal plane, Vatican correspondent Gerard O’Connell joins host Colleen Dulle to discuss Pope Francis’ response to his question about th…

5 years ago

Pope Francis is still recovering from surgery. Can he handle a papal trip?

Pope Francis is visiting Hungary and Slovakia next week, and America’s Vatican correspondent Gerard O’Connell will be traveling with him. 

On this wee…

5 years ago

Deep Dive: Why Pope Francis restricted the Latin Mass

This summer, Pope Francis made the controversial decision to place significant restrictions on the celebration of the Tridentine Latin Mass. He said …

5 years, 1 month ago