Episodes

  • BEHIND THE SCENES OF “THE CHOSEN” PT1

    BEHIND THE SCENES OF “THE CHOSEN” PT1
    Jun 29 2025
    This week I was blessed to interview 3 amazing cast members of the TV series, THE CHOSEN – Vanessa Benavente Mother Mary, Elizabeth Tabish -Mary Magdalen and George Xanthus as John The Apostle as they visited Rome after filming the Crucifixion and Season 6 in Matera, Italy. Join us for Vatican Insider!
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    28 mins
  • VATICAN INSIDER CELEBRATES CGA, CATHOLIC GRANDPARENTS ASSOCIATION (PT2)

    VATICAN INSIDER CELEBRATES CGA, CATHOLIC GRANDPARENTS ASSOCIATION (PT2)
    Jun 22 2025
    Welcome to Vatican Insider on another hot summer weekend in Rome and so many parts of the world! Relax, enjoy a cool drink and let me bring you the news and a great interview! After the news segment, stay tuned for Part II of my conversation with Catherine Wiley and Marilyn Henry of the Catholic Grandparents Association as we continue our talk about the first international conference that CGA recently held in Rocca di Papa, near Rome, attended by grandparents from Ireland, England, Australia, the U.S., Malta, Gibraltar and the Philippines.
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    28 mins
  • VATICAN INSIDER CELEBRATES CGA, CATHOLIC GRANDPARENTS ASSOCIATION

    VATICAN INSIDER CELEBRATES CGA, CATHOLIC GRANDPARENTS ASSOCIATION
    Jun 14 2025
    Welcome to Vatican Insider on another exciting Jubilee weekend in a very hot Rome – the Jubilee of Sports with a lot of events in the agenda including the Mass on Sunday the 15th celebrated by Pope Leo XIV, a Pope who likes sports, and has played tennis, and is a fan of his native Chicago’s baseball team, the White Sox. In fact, he was given a White Sox baseball cap at the Wednesday general audience and wore it briefly, sporting a broad smile! (photos from Fr.Peter Zorjan! Leo XIV is standing near a group of American seminarians and I suspect they gave him the hat!) The interview segment features Catherine Wiley and Marilyn Henry of the Catholic Grandparents Association as we talk about the first international conference CGA recently held in Rocca di Papa, near Rome. Catherine is the founder and president of CGA and Marilyn is the delegate for the U.S. and works with other CGA groups internationally. CGA grandparents from Ireland, England, Australia, the U.S., Malta, Gibraltar and the Philippines were among those attending the conference. That fascinating conversation comes after the news.
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    28 mins
  • MSGR. ROGER LANDRY: A PRIEST FOR ALL SEASONS (PT. 2)

    MSGR. ROGER LANDRY: A PRIEST FOR ALL SEASONS (PT. 2)
    Jun 1 2025
    Please join me this weekend in the interview segment of Vatican Insider for Part II of my conversation with my very special friend and guest, Msgr. Roger Landry! If you watched EWTN television at any time (probably most of the time) from April 21st when Pope Francis died – you know Msgr. Roger Landry, one third of the team that covered the big events recently at the Vatican that culminated in the May 8 election of Pope Leo XIV, the first American pope and the first Augustinian to be elected as Successor of St. Peter.
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    28 mins
  • MSGR. ROGER LANDRY: A PRIEST FOR ALL SEASONS (PT. 1)

    MSGR. ROGER LANDRY: A PRIEST FOR ALL SEASONS (PT. 1)
    May 25 2025
    What a guest I have for you this week on Vatican Insider in the interview segment! If you’ve watched EWTN television at any time this month – and very likely most every day since April 21st when Pope Francis died – you know Msgr. Roger Landry, one third of the team that covered the big events at the Vatican this past month, culminating in the May 8 election of Pope Leo XIV.
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    28 mins
  • OUR LADY OF THE ROSARY OF POMPEII

    OUR LADY OF THE ROSARY OF POMPEII
    May 18 2025
    Welcome to Vatican Insider on another historic weekend – the second with our new Holy Father, American-born Augustinian, Pope Leo XIV. In fact, the inaugural Mass of his pontificate takes place on Sunday, May 18 in St. Peter’s Square. St. John Paul’s birthday was May 18 – he would have been 105! This week, in what is normally the interview segment of Vatican Insider, I’ve prepared a Special on the beautiful Shrine of Our Lady of the Rosary of Pompeii, just south of Naples. Why this shrine this week? Well, Pope Leo XIV was elected on May 8, the feast day of this marvelous Marian shrine, and Mary is very dear to him.
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    28 mins
  • VATICAN INSIDER: AN AMERICAN COUPLE, IMMERSION IN TRUTH AND BEAUTY (PT2)

    VATICAN INSIDER: AN AMERICAN COUPLE, IMMERSION IN TRUTH AND BEAUTY (PT2)
    May 11 2025
    Habemus Papam! History! A miracle! The first ever Pope, Successor to St Peter, Vicar of Christ, from The United States! Also, a word about my guests in the second part of my interview segment this week: two friends who have been in Rome for many years, John and Ashley Noronha. Anyone in Rome with even a remote link to the Church – people working in the Vatican, the Roman Curia, our seminary here in Rome, etc – will have at some point crossed paths with Ashley and John! They have wonderful individual stories but together, as a couple, their story is the Truth and Beauty Project. So tune in this weekend to learn about immersion in Truth and Beauty!
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    28 mins
  • AN AMERICAN COUPLE, IMMERSION IN TRUTH AND BEAUTY (PT1)

    AN AMERICAN COUPLE, IMMERSION IN TRUTH AND BEAUTY (PT1)
    May 4 2025
    Welcome to Vatican Insider on this second weekend without a Pope! Such a strange feeling! Most of VI’s news segment this week will, of course, be dedicated to this period known as the sede vacante – the vacant see – from which we get our word vacancy! Another word is interregnum – the period between two reigning pontiffs. First, a word about my guests in the interview segment this week: two friends who have been in Rome for many years, John and Ashley Noronha. Anyone in Rome with even a remote link to the Church – people working in the Vatican, the Roman Curia, our seminary here in Rome, etc – will have at some point crossed paths with Ashley and John! They have wonderful individual stories but together, as a couple, their story is the Truth and Beauty Project. So tune in this weekend to learn about immersion in Truth and Beauty!
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    28 mins