This week on “Inside the Vatican,” Colleen and Gerry recap a packed two weeks of Vatican news, covering Pope Leo’s first Holy Week celebrations and his comments on President Trump’s threat to wipe out ‘an entire civilization.’

After this episode was recorded, reports were published recounting a contentious meeting at the Pentagon between the nuncio to the United States, Cardinal Christophe Pierre, and Trump administration officials. Read more here: https://www.americamagazine.org/news/2026/04/09/vatican-pentagon-free-press/

Chapters:

0:00 Intro

1:01 Pope Leo’s message to the wealthy in Monaco

3:14 Pope says God ‘rejects’ the prayers of warmakers

7:53 Pope Leo washes 12 priests’ feet on Holy Thursday

12:01 Pope carries the cross through Colosseum

15:07 Cardinal Pizzaballa denied access to Holy Sepulchre

20:13 Pope Leo’s Good Friday call with Zelenskyy

22:30 Pope Leo’s Easter appeal for peace

25:11 Leo calls Trump’s Iran threat ‘unacceptable’

30:17 Pope Leo’s trip to Algeria

33:41 Leo to visit Cameroon, Angola and Equatorial Guinea

Pope Leo: Trump’s Iran threat “unacceptable”