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Each week we explore a topic that cuts to the heart of the Church’s life in the world. Guests take us through themes that range from current events viewed from a Catholic perspective to the Pope’s ministry and high points in the liturgical year.
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Mar 8, 2023 • 9min
47. Women can move mountains!
On International Women’s Day, we hear Pope Francis’ praise for women, explore a Vatican Museums tour about several female Saints who have shaped the Church, and lament the plight of women living in repressive situations.
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Mar 1, 2023 • 9min
46. Synod in Asia: ‘Influencing’ the people of God
Asian Catholics take a turn at expressing their perspective on the Church’s identity at the Synod Continental Assembly for Asia, and a participant in the ‘Digital Synod’ talks about the ‘influencers’ who drummed up interest in synodality.
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Feb 22, 2023 • 8min
45. Synod: North Americans seeking a global perspective
The Synod Continental Assembly for North America brought together a cross-section of Catholics in the US and Canada for the first major, joint Church project between the two neighbors.
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Feb 15, 2023 • 8min
44. Synod: Oceania’s vision of a Church rooted in local culture
Local Church leaders from across Oceania offer their take on the Continental Stage of the Synod, and share vivid images of how Catholics must journey together along the path of synodality.
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Feb 8, 2023 • 9min
43. Pope in South Sudan: Peace for the world’s youngest nation
In the wake of Pope Francis’ visit to South Sudan, Christians express their hopes that the seeds of peace and ecumenism might bear fruit at all levels of their African nation.
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Feb 3, 2023 • 7min
42. Pope in DRC: Hope for a better future in midst of trials
Pope Francis’ four-day visit to the Democratic Republic of Congo has sought to plant the seeds of peace and honesty in the African nation struggling with conflict, according to a missionary priest and the UN’s refugee commissioner.
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Jan 26, 2023 • 8min
41. Church in Indonesia: Pursuing fraternity & sustainable development
A Cardinal and a young woman offer a perspective on the Catholic Church in Indonesia, as it pursues programs to boost authentic fraternity and ecological awareness in the Muslim-majority Asian nation under the aegis of Laudato si’.
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Jan 18, 2023 • 7min
40. The nonviolent struggle for justice and equality
In the same week as Americans mark Martin Luther King Jr. Day, we explore the ongoing struggle for social justice with the late Baptist pastor’s own words and the witness of his youngest daughter, Dr. Bernice Albertine King.
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Jan 12, 2023 • 9min
39. Pope Benedict XVI and his enduring legacy
With the emotion of the moment behind us, two Cardinals and a Bishop offer their thoughts on the late Pope Benedict XVI and the immense theological heritage he has passed on to the Church.
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Jan 4, 2023 • 10min
38. Portrait of Benedict XVI: ‘A blessing for the Church’
As the Church mourns the late Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, we look back over his nearly eight years as the Bishop of Rome, with a special programme prepared by Veronica Scarisbrick.
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