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Inside the VaticanJanuary 30, 2025
Pope Francis and members of the Synod of Bishops on synodality attend the synod's final working session Oct. 26, 2024, in the Paul VI Audience Hall at the Vatican. (CNS photo/Vatican Media)

This special deep dive episode recaps the 2024 Vatican meeting of the Synod on Synodality, featuring interviews with five synod delegates about the tensions and unexpected breakthroughs in the Synod hall—and outside it.

The episode brings listeners inside Synod meetings with archival audio, and parses the synod’s final document, which Pope Francis adopted as part of the church’s magisterial teachings. Finally, host Colleen Dulle and expert guests look at what the Synod’s results demand now from church leaders and every baptised Catholic.

Guests include:

  • Archbishop Timothy Costelloe of Perth, Australia
  • Helena Jeppesen, a Swiss synod delegate
  • Agbonkhianmeghe E. Orobator, S.J., dean of the Jesuit School of Theology at Santa Clara University and a synod delegate
  • Diana Macalintal, co-founder of “Team Initiation

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