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Inside the VaticanMarch 24, 2022
Pope Francis walks near a Swiss Guard as he arrives to lead his general audience in the Paul VI hall at the Vatican March 23, 2022. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)

On Saturday, March 19, unexpectedly and with no fanfare, the Vatican published the new 54-page constitution for the Roman Curia, called “Praedicate Evangelium” or “Preach the Gospel.” Among other changes, it made evangelization the Vatican’s top office, opened leadership of top Vatican offices to any baptized Catholic, and made the protection of minors a permanent part of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith.

In this episode of “Inside the Vatican,” veteran Vatican correspondent Gerard O’Connell and host Colleen Dulle break down the document’s changes in the context of Pope Francis’ vision of evangelization, and what effects they are likely to have.

Colleen and Gerry also discuss Pope Francis’ second phone call with Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

Links from the show:

With Pope Francis’ reform of the Roman Curia, nine years of work is coming to fruition

Pope Francis is drawing on Vatican II to radically change how the Catholic Church is governed

Pope Francis just opened the door for lay people to head Vatican departments

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