President Daniel Ortega of Nicaragua suspended diplomatic ties with the Vatican in what appears to be retaliation for Pope Francis’ likening his regime to “a communist dictatorship in 1917, or a Hitlerian one in 1935.”

How does Pope Francis understand what he’s doing? We could argue that these past 10 years have been a journey of reception and implementation of Vatican II.

This week, Pope Francis again confirmed restrictions on the celebration of the Traditional Latin Mass, making it clear that permission to celebrate the pre-Vatican II liturgy is reserved to the Vatican.

Catholics love their saints. But it’s not easy to become one. On this special Deep Dive episode of “Inside the Vatican,” we take you inside the grueling process of saint-making.

This week on ‘Inside the Vatican,’ Ricardo da Silva, S.J., and Gerard O’Connell discuss Pope Francis’ six-day visit to the Democratic Republic of Congo and South Sudan, which the pope called a pilgrimage of peace.

This week on Inside the Vatican, Gerry and Ricardo discuss the new book by Cardinal Gerhard Müller which blasts Pope Francis and some of his actions, and Francis' upcoming trip to Africa.

On this episode of “Inside the Vatican,” Ricardo da Silva, S.J., and Gerard O’Connell dive into information revealed about the late Cardinal George Pell and new insights in the case of Cardinal Marc Ouellet.

This week on “Inside the Vatican,” Ricardo da Silva, S.J., and Gerard O’Connell discuss Cardinal Pell and his legacy, Cardinal Zen's meeting with Pope Francis, and Archbishop Gänswein's new tell-all book.

This week on “Inside the Vatican,” Ricardo da Silva, S.J., and Gerard O’Connell discuss the criticism that Pope Francis’ homily did not sufficiently eulogize and recognize the legacy of the former pope—and more.

On "Inside the Vatican," veteran Vatican correspondent Gerard O'Connell recalls his memories of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI and discusses what will happen in the days following Benedict's death at 95.