This week on “Inside the Vatican,” America Vatican correspondents Gerard O’Connell and Colleen Dulle discuss the canonization of Sts. Carlo Acutis and Pier Giorgio Frassati. Gerry shares the sense of renewal he sees in the church given the popularity of these saints among young Catholics, and Colleen asks about some of the political and financial considerations in the saint-making process.

In the second half of the show, Colleen and Gerry discuss the “official-unofficial” nature of the LGBT Jubilee, which brought LGBT Catholics from around the world to Rome for a pilgrimage through the Holy Door at St. Peter’s Basilica.

Links from the show

Pope Leo XIV declares Carlo Acutis and Pier Giorgio Frassati saints in a celebration of youthful devotion

On the ground for the canonization of Saints Acutis and Frassati: Crowds, communion and Cheez-Its

Deep Dive: How are saints made in the Catholic Church? Inside the long, complicated and expensive process

LGBTQ Catholics process through Holy Door at St. Peter’s

Credits

Production and engineering: Kevin Christopher Robles

Executive producer: Sebastian Gomes

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