Great podcast on Pope Leo: thanks

Basically they keep asking the question until they get the answer they want.

This podcast is really educating me - I only ever heard the headlines about the Vatican and read articles from major news sources. This is giving a much needed perspective - a view from inside- hence the title... They aren't trying to present all viewpoints but are thoughtfully reflecting on the perspectives from Gerry’s experiences and Colleen’s wise questions. Love it and look forward to every episode. Thanks for the great work! I wish for more!

Excellent interview! My wife and I were very impressed with this segment. The questions asked and the responses of the author brought fresh insight to the personality of our new pope. What a blessings it is to have a podcast like this. Bravo and keep up the good work Colleen and Gerry!!!

I started following during the conclave. I have been a fan of American media for years and this podcast brought so much insight and renewed joy to my Catholic faith, and Catholic social teaching as well. I cannot wait to continue to listen in the fall. Thank you for all your stories and insightfulness to being a Catholic and what goes on in the Vatican

I just finished listening to your last episode before the summer break. So insightful, thank you for all your hard work. You always hit it out of the ballpark.

Coverage of the conclave was riveting! Coming from a Mormon upbringing, the podcast is very approachable for non-Catholics. Colleen is the best!

What an antidote for the crazy infecting the airwaves these days. Not a whitewashing of the Church. Rather a thoughtful reflection of the issues Catholic leaders are presented with today and the teachings, scholarship, experience, doctrine, tradition, and — the personalities, realities, politics that may affect choices/ decisions. Just hearing the calm voices weighing the factors while allowing for the movement of the Holy Spirit gives me hope when I feel like despairing. And inspires me to action in my small world.

We need this excellent podcast now more than ever.

Thank you for this episode. It’s very informative and timely. A full picture of the possibilities that are present with enough history to explain/educate us on how the Christian community has evolved to this point.

I always appreciate the updated content and hearing directly from credible sources news from the Vatican. Keep up the great work. Many thanks and blessings to the team.

You’re doing great!

It’s a privilege to hear the insights of Gerry O’Connell from Rome. His depth of knowledge and experience is a treasure trove for discerning listeners.

Great analysis of the news out of the Vatican. It’s a great supplement my spirituality development and feeling connected to the goings on in the Catholic Church, both negative and positive. Thank you for your ministry.

I very much enjoy listening to your podcast. It is so very interesting. You are my favorite method of keeping up with Catholic news, the Vatican and Christianity. My only wish is that you were on more often.!

The officious tone and constant hopeless pleading for the church to be something it will never be only strongly confirms my decision to leave it!!!!!

I find the topics timely and fairly presented. What I find interesting is how secular Media has a different take away on what actually happened.

As a Deacon I use much of its content to keep my parish up to date with what is happening with the Church at large! Great job!

This is an excellent podcast. Thank you, America Magazine! This is the podcast I most look forward to hearing of all the podcasts I subscribe to—both secular and religious. Indeed, it is a breath of fresh air for me since it features dialogues that are frank and insightful, and it is not afraid to engage in often controversial issues in our Church today. It is encouraging to know that other members of the Catholic faithful have the same questions as I do and and who want to talk about them. Kathleen Dulle and Gerard O’Connell are wonderful together. Anne Marie Candido Arkansas

Way to liberal, sounds Catholic but leans to far towards changing sound doctrine. I only listen to track what the liberals are doing to the church I love.

Well done! I liked the presentation of the broad spectrum of responses and some of the cultural and legal contexts from around the world.

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Very informative and easy to listen to.

This podcast is insightful, balanced, well-informed, and interesting. It’s made it to my shortlist of regular weekly listening. I’m grateful to finally have a place that I feel I can trust for information about current events in the Church.

I really enjoy the show. As a Catholic with grave concerns about the church, the show gives me hope that our pope is leading us in the right direction, trying to get the Catholic faith back to what Jesus Christ envisioned as His church. I wish the show was on more frequently.

Thank you for these wide-ranging and well-informed conversations that I see as broadly contributing to a lively and unifying view of what it means to be a Catholic today. We need excellent journalism which you provide. I especially appreciate Colleen Dulle’s perspective as a young laywomen, balancing the savvy takes of Gerard O’Connell on the scene in Rome. Adelante! Rose M Quilter rscj.

This is an intelligent and well produced podcast providing the inside news of the Vatican and the Roman Catholic Church that you may or may not hear on the regular news. I learn a lot about the church’s role on the world stage and intricacies of those relationships in the secular world. Highly recommended.

Inside the Vatican is an insightful and thoughtful podcast. I enjoy listening to it each week. The discussions give food for thought and reflection and provide a wide perspective to current issues and news coming out of the Vatican. It is engaging and thought provoking. I appreciate listening to Ricardo, Colleen and Gerry. Bravo to the team that puts this together.

Your show is becoming a regular in my podcast list. I would like to have more of it every year. Gracias.

They choose the most important stories, and they’re not afraid to choose topics which make people uncomfortable.

Each time I think I will subscribe to “America,” I either hear or read something so off putting and disingenuous that I don’t. In your March 10 podcast, Ms Dulle repeats her doubt about the truthfulness of Pope Benedict VXI’s assertion that he and his staff erred rather than lied about the pontiff’s presence at the meeting. It seems reasonable to blame his aged infirmity on a mistake and on his trust in his staff to properly assist him in this matter. I don’t give the Holy Father a pass. He made a serious mistake and apologized for it. But context matters. Mr O’Connell repeatedly tried to impress upon Ms Dulle the good that the Pope had done about the clergy sex abuse scandals, considering the hundreds of priests he removed from the priestly office for their abuse or the very supportive letter Benedict received from Pope Francis, but it seemed that she would not relent. Difficult not to wonder if she has an underlying bias against Benedict and his “conservative” pontificate. Amazingly, Ms Dulle relied on a discredited anti-Catholic organization (SNAP) to buttress her case, a reliance that unquestionably and therefore ironically weakens it. I don’t fault Ms Dulle for any righteous anger she might feel about the scandal, because we should all feel that way. But we need a more balanced assessment of the case, and we didn’t get it from her.

I listen to every episode (started during RCIA) and I find it incredibly helpful in following the latest news from the Vatican. The inter generational respect and teamwork between Colleen and Gerard is really wonderful as well.

Who would have thought a podcast about the doings of the Vatican would become a fascinating listen each week? Not me, but I tune in each week and send a shout out to everyone responsible for this informational and interesting look in to another world so different and similar to my own little Catholic world. Thank you so very much.

I look forward to each new program and refer to the archives often. Thank you for producing a program which seeks to understand and clarify a broad range of topics that are of interest to all Catholics.

Colleen and Gerry really help understand what is going on behind the scenes in the Vatican. Colleen brings critical questions and Gerry has excellent access in Rome. Together they are a real power team!

I love this weekly update and conversation between two talented journalists from America. I look forward to the dialogue between Colleen and Gerard, who bring intelligence, warmth, curiosity and compassion to their intergenerational exchange. This is a must listen for me each week.

I’ve enjoyed the topics discussed however was confused when Colleen referred to President Biden as one who “identifies as Catholic.” This is code used by many of the American bishops who wish to refuse him the Eucharist. As a Catholic, I support Biden’s decisions around women’s health. The American bishops have no power over my conscience. Perhaps they should read over Vatican II documents.

Why do you say Francis? Isn’t he the Pope? Are you forgetting to show your respect? What is going on?

Have listened to a number of episodes and am happy to have found a way to get some news stories about the Vatican that does not require a lot of time to hear and absorb. Appreciate the balanced reporting, pleasant personalities, and professional approach.

How I stay up to date with all the most important things going on in the Catholic Church. Great analysis by reputable and experienced reporters who understand the Church. A great tool for those working at parishes or other parts of the Church to know what’s going on.

Listening to this podcast has been very informative and moving! I highly recommend this podcast if you want to know what’s going on at the Vatican and in the church in general. They give you information without spin. This podcast has also moved me to want to make a difference in the world for the better using the principles of my Roman Catholic faith.

Really enjoy this podcast. It’s very informative and entertaining.

I could listen to a whole genre of podcasts like this one, even more in depth. actually hearing coverage of whats happening in the vatican is so helpful and restores hope

I really enjoy this podcast because of how it presents a nuanced and seemingly balanced view of the activities of the Vatican. I also really appreciate how it provides the greater context for each story. My only suggestion would be if it could go even more in depth!

For a Catholic it is important for us to understand what is going on in Rome and unfortunately the mainstream news outlets do a terrible job in reporting what’s going on in the Vatican. The two hosts give not only the headlines but also analysis and perspectives. I look forward to it every week. Keep up the excellent work!

This podcast has become my go to source for news about Francis and the global Church. The intergenerational conversation between Gerry and Colleen is clear without being simplistic, and more often than not thought-provoking and hopeful. May America Media continue to support it for a long time to come. Kudos!

This is a great podcast to keep anybody up to date with the complicated world which is the Vatican. Not only will you understand the dynamics of the Roman Catholic Church better, but you will learn more about the faith of the Church.

This show bends over backwards to put the church in a good light. Even when the story is horrible, this show still tries to make it sound good… Propaganda. To her credit the host will ask hard questions but the answer she’s always given are 100% towing the church line.

This is the the best news summary for the Vatican that i have heard. This podcast is a welcome correction to the partisan tensions and misinformation bedeviling the Roman Catholic church in the U.S.

Quite interesting, I'll admit. Colleen has a nice voice and Jerry has a good journalistic gravelly voice. Content will keep you up to date. My only peeve is that Jerry is just an apologist for the Pope. You will never hear any critique of any policy from him. He is probably afraid to lose his Vatican Press Corps badge. Very one-sided. Also, Jerry has the usual Euro superiority complex. Lots of answers/comments like "well obviously...". So the usual over-compensation to make up for, well, something. But Jerry does seem to know how the Vatican works.