A Vatican Controversy, Ten Years Later

Representatives of Ignatius Press revisit a Vatican controversy over marriage and reflect on the continuity between Pope Francis and Pope Leo XIV.

Oct 12 • Vatican Access

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The Crisis Behind Pope Leo XIV's Marriage Summit

J.P. De Gance explains the findings about American marriages his organization prepared and why he believes the Church needs to rethink its approach.

Oct 9 • Vatican Access

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He Served 8 Popes. Here's What He Saw in the Vatican.

Monsignor Karel Kasteel has spent 70 years inside the Vatican, witnessing the Second Vatican Council, helping organize a conclave and serving under…

Oct 1 • Vatican Access

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September 2026

Why Did Lourdes Cover Up These Mosaics Before Pope Leo's Visit?

Investigative journalist Federica Tourn explains the Father Rupnik scandal and the questions Pope Leo faces in France.

Sep 25 • Vatican Access

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Jesus Climbed These Stairs — She Helped the Vatican Revive Them

Mary Angela Schroth spent decades helping restore the Holy Stairs in Rome, where centuries of neglect had left extraordinary Renaissance frescoes nearly…

Sep 18 • Vatican Access

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Why Are There So Few Black Bishops?

Bishop Robert Boxie speaks candidly about racism in the Catholic Church and what white Catholics need to understand about the Black Catholic experience.

Sep 10 • Vatican Access

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The Medieval Way to Protect Your Mind From AI

Vatican Library researcher Steve Metzger makes the case for books, human intelligence and the difficult work of thinking for ourselves.

Sep 4 • Vatican Access

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July 2026

How Russia's War Is Threatening Catholic Tradition

Vatican official Father Daniel Galadza explains how the war in Ukraine reshaped Eastern Christianity.

Jul 24 • Vatican Access

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Pope Leo's Strategy for a World at War

Vatican consultant Michael Driessen explains why the conclave took an extraordinary risk of electing an American pope and the geopolitical consequences…

Jul 17 • Vatican Access

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She Briefed Pope Leo on America’s Death Row

Krisanne Vaillancourt Murphy explains why the Catholic Church now opposes capital punishment without exception.

Jul 10 • Vatican Access

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Has the SSPX Reached Its Limit?

Sociologist Massimo Introvigne explains why the Society's deepest conflict with Rome isn't the Latin Mass.

Jul 3 • Vatican Access

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June 2026

Leading a Catholic Powerhouse in Secular America

Archbishop James Golka reflects on receiving the pallium from Pope Leo and why Catholicism is growing in one of America's most secular environments.

Jun 29 • Vatican Access

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