On this week’s episode, host Colleen Dulle interviews Catholic author and academic Michael W. Higgins to discuss his new book, “The Jesuit Disruptor: A Personal Portrait of Pope Francis.”
Pope Francis
Posted inPolitics & Society, Vatican Dispatch
The first Jesuit pope makes his first visit to the Gregorian, the university founded by St. Ignatius
History was made on Nov. 5, when Francis, the first Jesuit pope, visited the Gregorian University, the oldest and largest pontifical university in Rome, founded by St. Ignatius Loyola in 1551.
Posted inFaith, News
Pope Francis will make Italian ‘street priest’ a cardinal at December consistory
Archbishop Domenico Battaglia of Naples has been named as one of the prelates Pope Francis will make a cardinal on December 7th.
Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
Dear Pope Francis: Thank you for your words on the Sacred Heart
Pope Francis, your encyclical on the Sacred Heart, “Dilexit Nos,” is beautiful and heartwarming. And for Catholics in the United States, the timing was perfect.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
Pope Francis and Chappell Roan both refused to endorse Trump or Harris. Catholics can learn from the backlash.
Too often, Catholics expect Pope Francis to reflect their personal or political convictions perfectly, forgetting that he is the head of a global church, not of a political party of any particular country.
Posted inFaith, Vatican Dispatch
Interview: Why Cardinal McElroy is ‘very happy’ with the results of the synod
Cardinal McElroy shared his reflections on the synod with America Vatican correspondent Gerard O’Connell in this wide-ranging interview at the North American College in Rome.
Posted inFaith, News
Pope Francis asks Vatican media to cut costs as they share the Gospel
Pope Francis asked the Dicastery for Communication to find creative ways of continuing to share the Gospel––while simultaneously reducing their expenses.
Posted inFaith, News
Pope Francis calls for a ‘church that gets its hands dirty’ at synod’s closing Mass
Pope Francis delivered a homily during the closing Mass for the Synod of Bishops in St. Peter’s Basilica Oct. 27.
Posted inFaith, News
Pope Francis says he will not write his own exhortation on synod, publishes members’ final document
“I do not intend to publish an apostolic exhortation. What we have approved is enough,” Pope Francis said. Instead, he ordered the publication of the synod’s final document.
Posted inFaith, Synod Diary
Synod Diary: Why did Pope Francis publish an encyclical in the synod’s final days?
At midday yesterday, the Vatican released Pope Francis’ latest encyclical, “Dilexit Nos,” in which he invites us, the faithful, to return to the Sacred Heart of Jesus and rediscover our own hearts.