Robert Pape, a political scientist at the University of Chicago, talks with Gloria Purvis about how the people who stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 are not as different from ordinary Americans as you might think.
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Podcast: In Christmas messages to the Vatican and the world, Pope Francis stresses humility
This week on “Inside the Vatican,” host Colleen Dulle gives a summary of the pope’s Christmas messages, which focused on the theme of humility.
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A ‘George Floyd’ icon sparked outrage at Catholic University. Now, the artist discusses the backlash.
Some derided the art as contemptuous of God and sacrilegious. What did artist Kelly Latimore intend to convey with the image? Is the picture meant to be a deification of George Floyd?
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Lidia Bastianich on why Jesus was always eating and drinking
A conversation with legendary chef and restaurateur Lidia Bastianich.
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Podcast: The biggest Vatican stories of 2021
This week on “Inside the Vatican,” host Colleen Dulle and Vatican correspondent Gerard O’Connell take a look back at this year in Vatican news.
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Joyful and triumphant: ‘O Come All Ye Faithful’ brings a message of hope to those who are suffering
We do not generally think about Christmas carols as about a battle. And yet what does it mean for the Christ child to be our savior, if not a blessed release from some kind of struggle?
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Homelessness isn’t inevitable — and this Catholic woman is working to end it.
Jesus said the poor will always be with us, but that doesn’t mean we can’t end homelessness.
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Podcast: Visiting a Greek refugee camp with Pope Francis
This week on “Inside the Vatican,” Gerard O’Connell speaks with Colleen Dulle about traveling with Pope Francis to Cyprus and Greece to “touch the wounds of humanity.”
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There’s a reason you love to belt out ‘Hark! The Herald Angels Sing’
“There’s a logic that is embedded in the melodies of these tunes that helps the congregation remember them,” Maestro Colin Britt explains on the latest episode of “Hark!”
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‘O Come, O Come, Emmanuel’: Advent’s Most Haunting Carol
As odd as it sounds, the song’s uncertain quality is actually quite fitting. Unlike other popular carols, “Emmanuel” is a song not for Christmas but for Advent.