Reposted by Colleen DulleSteven Gnocchi @okeydoxy.com · 12/08/2025New book by @colleendulle.com came in the mail today; looking forward to reading it soon 351
Colleen Dulle @colleendulle.com · 02/07/2025I'm excited to share that as of July 1, I am now Vatican Correspondent for America Magazine! I'll be moving to Rome in summer 2026 with my family to be an on-the-ground reporting team with Gerard O'Connell, who is now our Senior Vatican Correspondent. So excited for this next chapter ❤️🇮🇹 9210
Colleen Dulle @colleendulle.com · 03/02/2025Pope Francis has been pushing for a common date for Easter between the Eastern and Western churches. My explainer: www.americamagazine.org/faith/2025/0...americamagazine.orgVatican II called for a common date for Easter in the East and West. Will it ever happen?On Jan. 25, Pope Francis said that the Catholic Church was open to accepting a common date for Easter “that everyone wants.” While the pope’s call may seem groundbreaking, it actually goes back to the... 151
Reposted by Colleen DulleGorka Larrabeiti @gorkalarrabeiti.bsky.social · 03/02/2025Útil repaso de la larga relación entre Vaticano e IA. @colleendulle.com en @americamag.bsky.social www.americamagazine.org/politics-soc...americamagazine.orgWhat does the Vatican know about A.I.? A lot, actually.A timeline of the Vatican’s decade-long history of leadership in the field of A.I. ethics—a history that has earned it significant influence among tech leaders, particularly at Microsoft and IBM 031
Colleen Dulle @colleendulle.com · 31/01/2025Our latest deep dive is out now, on the 2024 session of the Synod on Synodality: www.americamagazine.org/faith/2025/0... #Vatican #PopeFrancisamericamagazine.orgWomen deacons, papal power and the church of tomorrow: Inside the 2024 Synod on SynodalityThis special deep dive episode recaps the 2024 Vatican meeting of the Synod on Synodality, featuring interviews with five synod delegates about the tensions and unexpected breakthroughs in the Synod h... 070
Colleen Dulle @colleendulle.com · 16/01/2025Pope Francis falls, suffers bruise but no fractures www.americamagazine.org/faith/2025/0...americamagazine.orgPope Francis falls, suffers bruise but no fracturesThe fall resulted “in a contusion to the right forearm, without any fracture,” but “the arm has been immobilized as a precautionary measure,” the Vatican stated. 040
Colleen Dulle @colleendulle.com · 13/01/2025Thanks for the shoutout, @mfjlewis.bsky.social! wherepeteris.com/the-vaticans...wherepeteris.comThe Vatican's first woman prefect (and more on McElroy to DC)Pope Francis’s appointment of Sister Simona Brambilla as the first woman to lead a major Vatican office marks a historic milestone in the Catholic Church’s governance. As the new prefect of the Dicast... 071
Colleen Dulle @colleendulle.com · 08/01/2025Answering all your questions about Sr. Simona Brambilla’s appointment as the first woman to head a Vatican dicastery: www.americamagazine.org/faith/2025/0...americamagazine.orgA woman leads a Vatican office for the first time ever. Why now?Pope Francis broke one of the Vatican’s “stained-glass ceilings” on Monday by appointing an Italian sister as the prefect of a Vatican dicastery for the first time. Here’s what you need to know. 051
Colleen Dulle @colleendulle.com · 28/12/2024Our "Christmas break" podcast episode, on the history of Jubilee years and what makes #Jubilee2025 different (Spoiler: Gerry is not as much of a #Luce fan as I am) www.americamagazine.org/faith/2024/1...americamagazine.orgThe Jubilee year: Its history and what’s planned for 2025In this episode of Inside the Vatican, Colleen Dulle and Gerard O’Connell discuss the 2025 Jubilee Year, beginning on Christmas Eve 2024 and ending in January 2026. 032
Colleen Dulle @colleendulle.com · 24/12/2024My Christmas Eve reflection for America Magazine: www.americamagazine.org/faith/2024/1...americamagazine.orgQuiet and rest are God’s antidote when we feel he isn’t thereA Reflection for Tuesday of the Fourth Week of Advent, Mass in the Morning, by Colleen Dulle 120
Colleen Dulle @colleendulle.com · 23/12/2024I'm on Jesuitical this week talking about #Conclave open.spotify.com/episode/2iuZ...open.spotify.comCould the plot twist in “Conclave” actually happen?Jesuitical · Episode 030
Colleen Dulle @colleendulle.com · 03/12/2024I've been asked a few times whether Pope Francis skipped the Notre Dame reopening bc of the Olympic opening ceremony brouhaha. I can't say for certain if his Dec. 15 visit to Corsica, also in France, was the reason he said no, but the choice to go to Corsica over Paris this month is telling. (1/4) 130
Colleen Dulle @colleendulle.com · 29/11/2024My fact-check of #Conclave is up now. Warning: This is all about the spoilers! www.americamagazine.org/arts-culture...americamagazine.org‘Conclave’ explainer: Could that twist ending really happen?How realistic is “Conclave”? A canon lawyer weighs in. 251
Reposted by Colleen DulleBen CitM @contemplativeinthemud.com · 25/11/2024Understanding how trans people ended up going to Pope Francis’ audiences, and meeting with him, requires a pretty solid understanding of his relationship with the spiritual family of Charles de Foucauld. Last year, I reconstructed that untold story for you: contemplativeinthemud.com/2023/09/05/p...contemplativeinthemud.comThe Pope, Transgender People, and Little Sisters of Jesus: How It Came to HappenThe pope is visited by transgender people at his general audiences. He has gone to a permanent carnival park to visit the Little Sisters of Jesus who bring these trans people to him. And he chats w… 086
Reposted by Colleen DullePlease Follow the Official Reuters Account @reuters-world-rss.bsky.social · 26/11/2024Vatican to consider classifying 'spiritual abuse' as new Catholic crimereuters.comVatican to consider classifying 'spiritual abuse' as new Catholic crimePope Francis has asked the Vatican to study whether the Catholic Church should classify "spiritual abuse" as a new crime in order to address cases where priests use purported mystical experiences as a pretext for harming others. 0111
Reposted by Colleen DulleDr. Brian Flanagan @brianpflanagan.bsky.social · 25/11/2024Ht to Christopher White at @ncronline.bsky.social - Pope Francis has clarified that the Final Document of the synod “participates in the ordinary magisterium of the Successor of Peter.” Some points 🧵 142
Reposted by Colleen DulleCatholic News Service Rome @catholicnewssvc.bsky.social · 23/11/2024Vatican confirms: Pope Francis will travel to Corsica Dec. 15 for a nine-hour visit. He'll speak at a conference on popular religiosity, meet churchworkers, celebrate an outdoor Mass & meet with French President Emmanuel Macron. 061
Colleen Dulle @colleendulle.com · 22/11/2024Pope Francis is set to visit Corsica next month, @joshua-mcelwee.bsky.social reports: www.reuters.com/world/europe...reuters.comPope Francis to visit Corsica, local diocese saysPope Francis will visit Corsica on Dec. 15, the local diocese said on its website on Thursday, in the first recorded trip of a pope to the French island in the Mediterranean. 010
Colleen Dulle @colleendulle.com · 21/11/2024At long last, our transcript/translation of the Oct. 24 meeting where Cardinal Fernandez answered #synod participants' questions on Study Group 5 is here: #PopeFrancis #Vatican www.americamagazine.org/faith/2024/1...americamagazine.orgTranscript: Cardinal Fernández’s meeting with synod members on the workings of Study Group 5A transcript prepared by America Media sheds light on the meeting between Cardinal Fernández and synod participants held on Oct. 24. 171
Reposted by Colleen DulleKriszta Satori @fulelo.bsky.social · 21/11/2024Pope Francis’ representatives have aligned w Saudi Arabia, Russia, Iran & Egypt to obstruct a deal which wd have provided more support, including financial help, for women at the forefront of #climatechange , Colombia’s environment minister told the BBC www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... #Vatican #COP29bbc.co.ukCOP29 row breaks out with Vatican over gender rightsCharities worry it could block a crucial deal giving women more support in the face of climate change. 174
Reposted by Colleen DullePope Francis @pontifexeng.bsky.social · 19/11/2024War is always a defeat. I call again for the madness of violence to end. May we commit to just and lasting peace. Let us pray for the people of Ukraine. 2649
Reposted by Colleen DulleChristopher Lamb @ctrlamb.bsky.social · 19/11/2024How realistic is ‘Conclave,’ the movie? It tries to showcase the battle for the soul of the church that takes place during a papal election & examines the tension between the demands of faith and the desire for high office. My @cnn.com analysis: www.cnn.com/2024/11/19/e...cnn.comHow realistic is ‘Conclave,’ the movie that lifts the lid on how a pope is elected? | CNNThis has been a blockbuster election year politically, so it’s fitting that a new movie shines a light on an ancient and highly secretive voting process: the selection of a new pope. 33810
Reposted by Colleen DulleRich Raho @richraho.bsky.social · 18/11/2024Pope Francis to #G20 Summit: “There is a significant paradox in terms of access to food. On the one hand, over 3 billion people lack access to a nutritious diet. On the other hand, almost 2 billion individuals are overweight due to poor nutrition.” press.vatican.va/content/sala... 13912
Reposted by Colleen DulleCatholic News Service Rome @catholicnewssvc.bsky.social · 19/11/2024#PopeFrancis in letter marking 1,000 days since Russia's large-scale invasion of Ukraine, prays "to God, the only source of life, hope and wisdom, that He may convert hearts and enable them to initiate paths of dialogue, reconciliation and concord.” 33346
Colleen Dulle @colleendulle.com · 19/11/2024Is the sky really bluer over here? Tbd. In the meantime, sign up for a webinar I'm giving tonight with @jamesmartinsj.bsky.social and my Inside the Vatican co-host Gerard O'Connell on Pope Francis' #Synod (You can view the recording afterwards at this link) www.americamagazine.org/community/20...americamagazine.orgZoom Event | Understanding the Synod on Synodality: Is this the future of the Catholic Church?How did this year’s session differ from last year’s? What does this mean for our church? For my parish? For me, personally? 230