This week I had a wonderful conversation with Colleen Dulle, co-host of the Inside the Vatican podcast, about the Synod on Synodality. I was pretty disappointed when the synod finished and felt like, instead of real change, we just got vibes. Colleen felt differently. So I wanted to ask her about her time in Rome during the final synod meeting, and the final synod document, and where she sees signs of real reform. As always, it was great talking with her.

Colleen Dulle is an associate editor at America Media, where she co-hosts the weekly news podcast Inside the Vatican. She writes and edits Vatican news and analysis articles for America Magazine and contributes to Sacred Heart University's "Go, Rebuild My House" church reform blog. Her forthcoming book, Struck Down, Not Destroyed, on the spiritual crises that result from reporting on the endemic problems of the Catholic Church, will be published by Penguin Random House in Summer 2025.

LINKS

Colleen’s Website

https://www.colleendulle.com

Colleen’s Linktree

https://linktr.ee/colleendulle

Sacred Heart University's "Go, Rebuild My House" church reform blog

https://sacredheartuniversity.typepad.com/go_rebuild_my_house

Colleen Dulle - Fr. Rupnik and Trusting the Pope

https://www.catholicthirdspace.com/p/colleen-dulle-fr-rupnik-and-trusting

Colleen Dulle - Synodality and Spiritual Crises

https://www.catholicthirdspace.com/p/colleen-dulle-synodality-and-spiritual

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