Maggie and Bob talk about the Vatican position regarding EU rearmament policy.

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Maggie and Bob discuss the tools used by Francis to assert his authority.

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Bob and Maggie analyze why and how the Pope has tried to reform the Roman Curia. Not an easy task.

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Maggie and Bob chat about the Vatican financial problems and the last initiatives to balance the books

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Maggie and Bob talk about the Vatican secret report handled by Benedict XVI to Francis and still undisclosed

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Did you know that the City State of the Vatican has strict rules over immigration and citizenship? Maggie and Bob discover the contrast between security and openness.

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Pope Francis’ recently appointed some women in key posts at the Vatican, but some arises controversies because the nature of the position. Maggie and Bob have a talk about it.

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Bob and Maggie discuss on the Synod on Synodality and its (positive or negative) outcomes.

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Bob and Maggie describe a public clash between two influential Vatican departments, the Secretariat of State and the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, over the punishment of a sex offender priest. This disagreement reveals a deeper tension between these departments regarding their approaches to handling sensitive issues like sexual abuse within the Church.

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Bob and Maggie talk about the role of Catholic Church in the next presidential elections after Pope Francis statement on both candidates. They comment on former US Administrations approach to the Catholic hierarchy and reveal how both candidates to vice president have links to Catholicism.

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