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Pope Francis restricts the pre-Vatican II Mass

Pope Francis has issued a motu proprio–an authoritative declaration made on the Pope’s personal initiative–to restrict the celebration of the pre-Vat…

5 years, 2 months ago

Pope Francis recovering in hospital after surgery

Pope Francis is in the hospital recovering from a scheduled intestinal surgery he had on Sunday afternoon, July 4. According to Vatican statements ba…

5 years, 2 months ago

Deep Dive: The German Synodal Way, Explained

No, it’s not a schism.

On this special deep dive episode of “Inside the Vatican,” host Colleen Dulle looks at the German synodal way: What is it, why …

5 years, 3 months ago

Why Pope Francis rejected Cardinal Marx's resignation

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On May 21, Cardinal Reinhard Marx, the archbishop of Munich and Freising and a top advisor to Pope Francis,…

5 years, 3 months ago

Vatican cracks down on sexual abuse, women’s ordination and finance scandals

After 17 years of preparation, a new edition of volume VI of the Code of Canon Law—the Vatican’s penal code—has been published, the first new edition…

5 years, 3 months ago

The next Vatican synod is not an event, but a process

The upcoming “synod on synodality” will look different from past synods, the Vatican announced last month: Instead of an event in Rome in 2022, the s…

5 years, 3 months ago

If Pope Francis Had a Book Club

With summer just around the corner, Inside the Vatican is bringing you a special episode: our Pope Francis summer reading list.

Papal biographer Auste…

5 years, 4 months ago

Pope Francis calls for peace in the Holy Land

On Sunday, Pope Francis called for an immediate ceasefire to the violence that has escalated between Israeli and Palestinian forces, killing more tha…

5 years, 4 months ago

Jesuit Superior General Arturo Sosa on Pope Francis

It’s been 500 years since St. Ignatius suffered the cannonball injury that would pave the way to his conversion—from an ambitious young soldier rumor…

5 years, 4 months ago

Vatican steps into debate on Biden receiving communion

The Vatican stepped into the U.S. bishops’ ongoing debate over giving Communion to pro-choice Catholic politicians last week, issuing a letter May 7 …

5 years, 4 months ago