Church historian Massimo Faggioli joins host Colleen Dulle to talk about Pope Leo’s effort and tactics for promoting unity and peace.
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A Jesuit priest on why we love (or hate) scary movies
On this week’s special Halloween episode of “Jesuitical,” hosts Ashley McKinless and Zac Davis speak with Father Ryan Duns about the Catholic fascination with horror movies.
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Practicing spiritual agility with Tim Busch
This week on “The Spiritual Life” podcast with Father James Martin, philanthropist Tim Busch opens up about how exploring different forms of prayer has inspired him to pursue conversations geared toward overcoming polarization in the church.
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Pope Leo gets back to work after cancer surgery
In this week’s episode of “Inside the Vatican,” Gerry and Colleen evaluate how Pope Leo XIV’s recovery from his lung surgery is progressing and discuss questions of how the operation might affect his immediate future plans.
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American Catholics are souring on Trump. Here’s why.
Ashley, Kevin Clarke and Father Thomas Reese discuss how Catholics are feeling about politics ahead of the midterm elections.
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Bishop Pham fled Vietnam as a refugee. Here’s how he found God amid his family’s treacherous journey.
Bishop Pham of San Diego doesn’t gloss over the tragic circumstances. But he is able to trace moments of profound grace that altered the course of his family’s journey.
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Pope Leo’s cancer diagnosis: What we know
In this week’s episode of “Inside the Vatican,” Colleen and Gerry explain what we know and what still remains unclear regarding Pope Leo XIV’s shocking lung cancer diagnosis.
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Pope Leo biographer reacts to his health scare and unpacks the experiences shaping his papacy
This week on the “Jesuitical” podcast, Ashley McKinless and Zac Davis speak with NPR’s Scott Detrow about Pope Leo’s cancer diagnosis and Scott’s new book on the pope’s life.
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How Bishop Mariann Budde navigates politics in her preaching
So often we become fixated on how our spiritual leaders are navigating political, personal and public matters that we forget we have our own challenges in prayer.
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Why the Catholic Church still struggles to minister to families
This week on “Jesuitical,” Zac Davis and Ashley McKinless speak with Joseph de Viveiros, C.R., about the pastoral consequences of Pope Francis’ groundbreaking 2016 document on family life, “Amoris Laetitia.”