Do “real Catholics” have to vote for Trump? That’s what Jeannie Gaffigan was hearing following her husband Jim Gaffigan’s uncharacteristically profanity-laced tirade against the president.
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Podcast: Pope Francis endorses same-sex civil unions and slams Trump immigration policy in new film
In a new documentary that premiered in Rome today, Pope Francis reiterated his support for civil unions for same-sex couples and slammed the Trump administration’s family separation policy.
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How to pray for your (political) enemies: Advice from the Chaplain to the U.S. House
A conversation with Father Pat Conroy, Jesuit priest and chaplain to all 435 members of the House, from the hosts of Jesuitical.
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Podcast: Covid cases are rising in Vatican City. Is Pope Francis at risk?
This week on “Inside the Vatican,” hosts Colleen Dulle and Gerard O’Connell discuss the Vatican’s existing protocols and why Pope Francis may be hesitant to wear a mask.
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Voting Catholic: Should Catholics ever be single-issue voters?
In the series finale, Sebastian speaks with Bishop Robert McElroy of San Diego, a leading voice on Catholic Social Teaching in the American hierarchy. How should Catholics prioritize the issues? And what does it really mean to form your conscience?
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Voting Catholic: How should Catholics think about abortion when it comes to the election?
The Catholic Bishops teach that abortion is a preeminent voting issue for Catholics, because it directly attacks life itself. Do Catholics agree? And should it take precedence over other life and death issues?
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Voting Catholic: How can Catholics help alleviate poverty in the United States?
A perennial social crisis affecting many other issues, Pope Francis has called for a poor church for the poor. What does poverty in America look like in 2020? And will the political parties finally tackle the issue plaguing tens of millions of Americans?
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Podcast: Pádraig Ó Tuama on the sacramentality of language
A conversation with Irish poet and theologian Pádraig Ó Tuama on faith, poetry, peace and reconciliation.
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Voting Catholic: Is environmental justice on the ballot?
A highly politicized issue that is central to the teaching of Pope Francis. The science and the moral framework are clear. Will American Catholics respond at the voting booth?
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Podcast: How ‘Fratelli Tutti’ is a step forward in Catholic-Muslim relations
This week on the “Inside the Vatican” podcast, Vatican correspondent Gerard O’Connell and producer Colleen Dulle unpack their takeaways from Pope Francis’ new encyclical, “Fratelli Tutti.”