In this short episode of “Inside the Vatican”—abbreviated because of a forthcoming deep dive episode—Colleen and Gerry discuss Archbishop Iannone’s background and what he may bring to this influential Vatican role.

0:00 Intro
0:45 Pope Leo appoints his successor as prefect for the Dicastery of Bishops
3:40 Archbishop Iannone's background as a canonist
8:15 Iannone's work with Pope Leo at the synod
10:35 Taking on a very global post
14:30 Headlines and Outro

Links:

Pope Leo makes a surprise pick for his first major Vatican appointment: https://www.americamagazine.org/vatican-dispatch/2025/09/26/pope-leo-filippo-iannone-dicastery-bishops/
Deep Dive: Inside the top secret process of appointing a Catholic bishop: https://www.americamagazine.org/faith/2021/04/22/how-bishops-appointed-podcast-questionnaire-pontifical-secret-240511/
King Charles III to make delayed state visit to Vatican 6 months after death of Pope Francis: https://www.americamagazine.org/news/2025/09/29/british-royals-delayed-state-visit-vatican/
NYC choir performs at the Vatican for Pope Leo—in his own words: https://www.americamagazine.org/dispatches/2025/09/29/st-paul-apostle-choir-pope-leo-love-more/

Production by Ricardo da Silva, S.J.
Engineering and video editing by Kevin Christopher Robles
Executive produced by Sebastian Gomes
Inside the Vatican is a production of America Media.

America Media is the leading provider of editorial content for thinking Catholics and those who want to know what Catholics are thinking. To become a subscriber, visit https://www.americamagazine.org/subscribe

Sign-up for our newsletter: http://bit.ly/2Ka4SOi

Follow us on Social Media:
• America Media on Facebook: http://bit.ly/2Kal3Ll
• America Media on Twitter: http://bit.ly/2viJosZ
• America Media on Instagram: http://bit.ly/2Ka5q6O

Support more videos like this: http://bit.ly/2vgqm6A
Become a subscriber today at https://www.americamagazine.org/subscribe