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Back to SearchDeep Dive: Why is Pope Francis visiting Iraq?
Pope Francis takes off for Baghdad on Friday, March 5. Once he arrives in Iraq, he will zigzag the country at breakneck speed visiting civic and reli…
5 years, 6 months ago
Update: Pope accepts Cardinal Sarah’s resignation
On Sunday, Pope Francis accepted the resignation of Cardinal Robert Sarah, the Guinean prelate with whom he has publicly clashed on a few occasions. …
5 years, 7 months ago
Covid spike, rocket attack cast doubt on papal trip
Pope Francis’ trip to Iraq, scheduled for March 5-8, has been thrown into further question in recent days. Following the discovery of the new UK-base…
5 years, 7 months ago
Finally, a woman can vote in a synod
For the first time, a woman will have the right to vote in the Synod of Bishops.
Sister Nathalie Becquart, a Xaviere sister, became the first woman to…
5 years, 7 months ago
Pope Francis on U.S. church divisions
Pope Francis made clear this week that he was keeping a close eye on the divisions in the U.S. church, which showed up most recently in the controver…
5 years, 7 months ago
US Bishops and Vatican clash over inauguration statement
Last week, the United States’ second Catholic president was sworn in. The day was tinged with controversy for some U.S. Catholics, though, when the p…
5 years, 8 months ago
Can defendants get a fair trial in the Vatican?
Episode 102
The Vatican’s judicial system is entering a busy season: Soon, it will deliver a verdict in the trial of the former head of the Vatican Bank who was …
5 years, 8 months ago
Pope Francis denounces U.S. Capitol insurrection
The eyes of the world were on the United States last week, when a group of insurrectionists supporting President Donald Trump stormed the U.S. Capito…
5 years, 8 months ago
Pope Francis takes away top office’s financial power
Welcome to Inside the Vatican’s 100th episode!
This week, host Colleen Dulle and Vatican correspondent Gerard O’Connell celebrate their 100th episode,…
5 years, 8 months ago
How 2020 changed the Vatican
The coronavirus pandemic upended everyone’s plans for 2020—including the Vatican’s. From the first weeks of the pandemic when Pope Francis prayed in …
5 years, 9 months ago