Show Notes
The Jubilee Year is drawing to a close and Christmas is drawing near. This week on “Inside the Vatican,” host Colleen Dulle and veteran Vatican correspondent Gerard O’Connell cover several important arts events the Vatican has hosted in the lead-up to Christmas, including the “Concert for the Poor” featuring Michael Bublé, the Ratzinger Prize concert with conductor Riccardo Muti and a live performance about St. Peter by filmmaker Roberto Benigni.
In the second part of the show, Colleen and Gerry cover the final major event of the Jubilee of Hope: the jubilee for prisoners and those who work in prisons. The hosts highlight some of the key points from Pope Leo’s powerful jubilee homily.
Finally, Gerry and Colleen review some of the week’s Vatican headlines, including Pope Leo’s comments on his visit to the Blue Mosque, his message of condolence to the victims of the Bondi Beach shooting and the appointment of Bishop Ronald Hicks, as the new archbishop of New York.
Links from the show:
Pope Leo asks Michael Bublé to give his best for the poor at Vatican Christmas concert
Pope Leo attends Vatican Christmas concert for the poor featuring Catholic singer Michael Bublé
Full text: Pope Leo’s homily on the Sunday of the Jubilee of Prisoners
Executions nearly doubled in 2025. But the Jubilee Year saw other good news for death penalty abolition.
Pope Leo explains why he appeared not to pray at the Blue Mosque in Turkey
Pope Leo condemns ‘antisemitic violence,’ ‘terrorist massacre’ in Sydney
Pope Leo picks Chicago-born Ronald Hicks to follow Dolan in New York
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