On “Inside the Vatican,” America Chief Correspondent Kevin Clarke joins Colleen Dulle to discuss the cardinals’ statement, analyzing its content, precedents, and potential impact on the U.S. Catholic hierarchy.

0:00 Remembering John L. Allen, Jr.
0:37 Vatican considering joining Trump’s “Board of Peace”
1:47 Intro
3:22 Statement from Cardinals Cupich, McElroy and Tobin
7:49 What inspired the cardinals’ statement
11:30 The cardinals’ comments on Greenland, Venezuela and Ukraine
14:44 Concerns about cuts to USAID
16:54 Little precedent for a joint statement outside USCCB
19:10 The U.S. bishops’ changing response to Trump
23:11 Pope Leo XIV meets families of Swiss fire victims
23:55 Pope Leo’s strong speech to Neocatechumenal Way
24:46 Mosaic of Pope Leo for basilica unveiled
25:10 Credits

Links:

Vatican expert John Allen shaped a generation of Catholic reporters https://www.americamagazine.org/last-take/2026/01/22/john-allen-obituary-catholic-journalist/
Vatican weighs joining Trump’s Board of Peace but calls for respect for international law https://www.americamagazine.org/news/2026/01/22/trump-peace-board-vatican/
Cardinals urge Trump to step back from threats on Greenland and Venezuela https://www.americamagazine.org/politics-society/dispatches/2026/01/19/cardinal-mcelroy-cupich-tobin-trump/
Archbishop Broglio: It is ‘morally acceptable’ for troops to disobey ‘morally questionable’ orders on Greenland https://www.americamagazine.org/news/2026/01/20/archbishop-broglio-it-is-morally-acceptable-for-troops-to-disobey-morally-questionable-orders-on-greenland/
Pope Leo meets families of victims of Crans-Montana fire https://www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news/2026-01/pope-leo-meets-with-relatives-of-those-lost-in-krans-montana.html
Pope encourages Neocatechumenal Way to continue mission ‘without closing yourselves off’ https://www.osvnews.com/pope-encourages-neocatechumenal-way-to-continue-mission-without-closing-yourselves-off/
Vatican completes official mosaic portrait of Pope Leo XIV for papal basilica https://www.americamagazine.org/news/2026/01/15/pope-leo-official-mosaic/

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