This week on Jesuitical, Colleen Dulle joins hosts Zac Davis and Sebastian Gomes to discuss Pope Leo’s recent visit to France, including his messages on assisted dying, European identity and the role of the Catholic Church in a secular country. Colleen also reflects on her experience of traveling with the pope for the first time.
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Chapters:
00:00 First time on the papal plane!
4:02 Why Pope Leo went to France
6:45 Catholic revival?
9:43 Secularity in France
14:02 Pro-life issues in France
17:57 Is Europe a “Christian” culture?
24:55 Pope meets abuse victims
34:08 Liturgy and division
Links:
- Pope Leo’s trip to France won’t be a victory lap—and that’s a good thing.
- Vatican Notebook: Pope Leo navigates tensions between secularism and Catholic history on France visit
- ‘More than a monument’: Pope Leo’s speech at the newly renovated Notre-Dame
- Pope Leo draws 800,000 to Mass in the heart of Paris
- Vatican Notebook: Pope Leo addresses French conversion boom, warns against complacency
- Pope speaks out against French assisted-dying and abortion laws in Lourdes visit
- Mother: Pope Leo’s blessing of special-needs daughter recognizes ‘segment of humanity often set aside’
- Pope Leo meets with survivors of abuse in Lourdes
- Pope Leo: Europe must return to path of dialogue, not military buildup
- Pope Leo is not ‘in panic mode’ about an A.I. catastrophe, but ‘we can’t just sit back’ and do nothing
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