On this season finale of “Inside the Vatican,” Colleen and Gerry discuss the hectic weeks before Pope Leo’s summer vacation. First they recap the pope’s trip to Pavia to visit the remains of St. Augustine and the home of St. Frances Xavier Cabrini, his speech to the World Food Program and the Vatican’s denial of the German bishops’ request to allow lay people to preach homilies. They also look ahead to this week’s consistory of cardinals, the illicit ordinations planned by SSPX, the pope’s address to Americans on July 3 and his trip to Lampedusa July 4, along with how Leo plans to spend his summer vacation.In this episode, Gerry also breaks the news of how many days Pope Leo will spend in Argentina, Peru and Uruguay this fall.Links:Pope Leo XIV exalts first American saint Cabrini as a model for Christians for her care of migrantsPope Leo: War is ‘fed more easily’ than the hungryVatican to German bishops: No lay people preaching homilies at MassSSPX stands firm against Vatican II in open letter to Pope LeoExtraordinary consistory signals Pope Leo’s push to work with cardinals on global challengesFill out our Listener Survey!Follow Gerry on X: @gerryorome Follow Colleen on Instagram: @colleendulle Support Inside the Vatican by becoming a subscriber to America Magazine!Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices