Should Catholics care about what happens at the Vatican? Ep. 99

Should you care about what’s going on at the Vatican? It seems
clear that you should pray for the pope and for the people making
important decisions about the church’s governance, but should you
follow the updates about hirings and firings, exhortations and motu
proprios?   Colleen Dulle, host of America’s podcast “Inside
the Vatican,” will tell you why paying attention to the Vatican
regularly could become a spiritual practice and put the headlines
you see about the church in context.   In Signs of the Times,
we look back at Pope Francis’ trip to Morocco (his third visit to a
Muslim-majority nation), ask why were there Catholic priests
burning Harry Potter books in Poland and give our initial thoughts
and reflections on Pope Francis’ new apostolic exhortation on young
people and the church, “Christ Lives.” Oh, and we wade into the
Legging Wars underway at the University of Notre Dame.   You
may have heard, we’re celebrating our 100th episode this month with
a live event featuring James Martin, S.J., and Kirsten Powers. You
can buy tickets here. If cost is a prohibitive factor, we have
complimentary tickets available thanks to a generous sponsorship
from the Catholic Travel Centre. Just send me an email if you’d
like one.   Links from the show: Solidarity on Tap Our Live
Show!Pope Francis celebrates largest Mass in the history of Morocco
Catholic priests burn Harry Potter books in Poland Northern Ireland
soccer fans face ban after filmed singing anti-Catholic song Woman
Begs World to Shield Her 4 Catholic Sons From Legging-Clad Butts
Pope signs Apostolic Exhortation to young people   What’s on
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