This week on “Inside the Vatican,” Gerard O’Connell and Colleen Dulle discuss comments from Pope Leo XIV and three cardinals on the Iran War, including one cardinal’s analysis of whether the conflict meets the requirements of a “just war.” In the second part of the show, Colleen and Gerry give an overview of the three synod study group final reports that have been released so far: on digital mission, seminaries and women’s roles in the church.

0:00 Intro
1:04 Pope Leo’s comments on Iran
7:30 Cardinal Cupich warns against ‘gamifying’ war
12:25 Cardinal David on war technology
14:10 Cardinal McElroy on Just War Theory
21:27 New papal nuncio to the U.S.
24:33 Synod study group report on digital mission
28:31 Final report on seminary formation
31:46 Final report on women’s ministries
36:36 Why did Cardinal Sako resign?

Links:

Register for Gerry’s book launch https://luma.com/ih8it6wt

Pope Leo calls for a stop to ‘the thunderous sound of bombs’ in the Middle East https://www.americamagazine.org/vatican-dispatch/2026/03/08/pope-leo-iran-middle-east-war/

Pope Leo praises heroic action of priest killed by Israeli tank fire in Lebanon https://www.americamagazine.org/vatican-dispatch/2026/03/11/lebanon-priest-killed-pope-leo/

Iran’s Cardinal Mathieu evacuated to Rome https://www.americamagazine.org/news/2026/03/10/cardinal-mathieu-iran-evacuated/

Cardinals McElroy and Cupich denounce Iran war: ‘War now has become a spectator sport.’ https://www.americamagazine.org/politics-society/dispatches/2026/03/09/cardinal-mcelroy-cupich-iran-war/

Pope Leo appoints Archbishop Caccia as nuncio to the United States https://www.americamagazine.org/vatican-dispatch/2026/03/07/pope-leo-archbishop-caccia-nuncio-united-states/

First synod final reports published: on digital culture and seminary formation https://www.americamagazine.org/news/2026/03/03/vatican-synod-study-group-digital-mission/

The changing face of seminary formation: Group therapy, digital detoxing and more listening https://www.americamagazine.org/faith/2024/06/24/catholic-seminaries-formation-248199/

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