Interview

Interviews with important members of the Church and Vatican state.

Archbishop Miroslaw Wachowski, the first bishop consecrated by Pope Leo

Interview with the first bishop to be consecrated by Pope Leo, Polish Archbishop Miroslaw Wachowski, new papal nuncio to Iraq. He was consecrated on October 26 in Rome By Anna Artymiak On October 26, Pope Leo XIV in St. Peter’s Basilica carried out the episcopal consecration of Miroslaw Stanisław Wachowski, whom Leo [...]

A new American bishop goes to “bishop school”

A practice inaugurated by Pope John Paul II in 1994, all new bishops attend a week-long training course at the Vatican, covering everything from canon law to crisis management to social media use. By Anna Artymiak Inside the Vatican correspondent Anna Artymiak interviewed one of these “baby bishops,” as they are sometimes called – Bishop Ralph [...]

Pope Leo: “I find it highly unlikely the Church’s doctrine on sexuality will change”

Two steps to the left...and one to the right? Leo on synodality, women and the so-called "LGBTQ+" issue, and the liturgy Excerpts from Pope Leo XIV's first lengthy interview The cover of the Spanish version of Elise Ann Allen’s book length interview with Pope Leo XIV. The English version is to be released in 2026. [...]

Bishop Gerard Battersby: “Let’s listen to both the living and the dead”

The Bishop of LaCrosse, Wisconsin, on synodality, the Western contraction of the Church, and the new breed of young priests By Barbara Middleton for Inside the Vatican Bishop Gerard Battersby, 64, was installed in 2024 as the 11th bishop of the Diocese of La Cross, Wisconsin. Bishop Battersby was a “late vocation” — an increasing phenomenon [...]

New cardinal of Palestinian descent says Gaza “Borders on horror”

“It Is right to talk about the genocide in Gaza, the Pope did well” – Cardinal Fernando Garib By Franca Giansoldati (Il Messagero) Fernando Chomalì Garìb, 67, archbishop of Santiago, Chile, elevated to cardinal by Pope Francis in the 2024 consistory on December 7 Among the 21 new cardinals elevated by Pope Francis in [...]

Archbishop Aldo Cavalli on “the Holy Spirit at work in Medjugorje”

The Vatican has approved the “emergent spirituality” of Medjugorje in recent pronouncements. The Apostolic Visitor appointed by Pope Francis talks about why By Christine Mugridge* Map with tourist sites in Medjugorje, Bosnia and Herzegovina. In Nazareth, the young “pre-teen” was caught by surprise during her time of prayer through the greeting of the heavenly [...]

The Holy Spirit or the Spirit of the Times?

An interview with Cardinal Gerhard Müller, a Synod Father and former head of the Vatican's doctrinal office By Matt Gaspers Women were present in large numbers at the October 2024 Synod. One much-discussed question was whether women could be “deaconesses,” because women “deaconesses” were spoken of by St. Paul. However, scholars agree that the role [...]

Vatican expert in AI: “Its goodness or evil depends on us”

An interview with Fr. Philip Larrey, PhD, on how Catholics are grappling with the AI explosion By ITV staff Rev. Philip Larrey, Ph.D., held the Chair of Logic and Epistemology at the Pontifical Lateran University in the Vatican for more than 20 years. He now teaches at the Lynch School of Education and Human Development at [...]

Harvesting organs: “Bioethics is in a disastrous situation”

What the Church must bring to today's life-and-death debates, as the basic criteria for an ethical evaluation are being lost... By ITV staff German Fr. Ralph Weimann is a theologian and author of several books including Sacramentals: Their Meaning and Spiritual Use and Guide for Truth-seeking Christians, with a preface by Cardinal Robert Sarah. He holds [...]

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