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.
Pope Leo XIV
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Pope Leo’s visit to France shows how the Catholic Church and a secular country are changing
Like Julius Caesar, Pope Leo XIV could say about his return from France, “veni, vidi, vici,” “I came, I saw, I conquered.”
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In France, Pope Leo emerged as the global voice for ‘right to life’ of the disabled and vulnerable
The pope’s defense of life touched on some of Europe’s most contentious social questions, yet with his humble and measured manner, his message hit differently than the “culture wars” of decades past.
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France trip showed the miracle of rebirth out of tragedy is possible, Pope Leo says
Pope Leo XIV’s journey to France aimed to show that a joyful or serene rebirth is always possible even after tremendous tragedy or terrible suffering, he said.
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Mother: Pope Leo’s blessing of special-needs daughter recognizes ‘segment of humanity often set aside’
A photo of Pope Leo blessing Marie-Garance, a 10-year-old girl who has multiple disabilities, went viral after their encounter in Paris on Saturday.
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Pope Leo’s communications day theme highlights risks of the ‘attention economy’ in the age of clickbait
“To communicate in the age of ‘clickbait,’ we are called to ‘pay attention’ and to rediscover a genuinely healthy attention,” the Dicastery for Communication said today.
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Pope Leo is not ‘in panic mode’ about an A.I. catastrophe, but ‘we can’t just sit back’ and do nothing
The pope made the comments during an in-flight press conference on his return trip to Rome from France the evening of Sept. 28.
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Pope Leo: Europe must return to path of dialogue, not military buildup
Pope Leo urged European leaders to courageously choose peaceful dialogue and guard themselves against the illusion that military buildups are the answer to conflict.
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Pope Leo meets with survivors of abuse in Lourdes
Pope Leo met with seven victims of sex abuse this evening in Lourdes, spending two hours with them in a meeting described by survivors as emotional.
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Pope speaks out against French assisted-dying and abortion laws in Lourdes visit
In visits with French bishops and workers in ministry in Lourdes today, Pope Leo offered words of encouragement and took aim at that nation’s legalization of medically-assisted dying and abortion.