Podcast Episodes

Pope Francis’ 2020 Christmas Messages

Pope Francis held two pared-down and socially-distanced Christmas celebrations this week: First, Mass on Christmas Eve in St. Peter’s basilica, and t…

5 years, 9 months ago

Two Vatican cardinals have Covid

Just after Vatican City ordered enough doses of the coronavirus vaccine for all of its employees and their families, two cardinals who work close to …

5 years, 9 months ago

Can Pope Francis really visit Iraq?

Last week, the Vatican dropped a surprise announcement that Pope Francis would be visiting Iraq March 5-8, 2021. The announcement was surprising not …

5 years, 9 months ago

Deep Dive: The Vatican-China Deal

In October, the Holy See and China renewed their controversial agreement on bishops’ appointments. If both sides are satisfied with how things are go…

5 years, 9 months ago

How the Vatican held a consistory like no other

This weekend’s consistory, where Pope Francis created 13 new cardinals, only 11 of whom were physically present, will go down in history as one of th…

5 years, 9 months ago

Austen Ivereigh on writing with Pope Francis

Pope Francis opens up about his “personal covids”—times of crisis in his life—in a new book called Let Us Dream, written in collaboration with his bi…

5 years, 10 months ago

Juan Carlos Cruz on the McCarrick Report

Juan Carlos Cruz is an abuse survivor and advocate who has the pope’s hear when it comes to clerical sexual abuse. In 2018, when Pope Francis went to…

5 years, 10 months ago

Reactions to the McCarrick Report

Last week, the Vatican released its report on how former Cardinal Theodore McCarrick was able to rise through the ranks of the church hierarchy despi…

5 years, 10 months ago

Deep Dive: The McCarrick Report

The Vatican’s long-awaited report on the rise of former Cardinal Theodore McCarrick was finally published yesterday. The document reveals that compla…

5 years, 10 months ago

The McCarrick Report in 3 minutes

Colleen Dulle gives a brief update on the Vatican’s report on former Cardinal Theodore McCarrick, which was published today.

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5 years, 10 months ago