# Pope Franci
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pope francis (Latin: Franciscus; Italian: Francesco; Spanish: Francisco; born Jorge Mario Bergoglio, 17 December 1936) is the head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State. Francis is the first Jesuit pope, the first from the Americas, the first from the Southern Hemisphere, and the first pope from outside Europe since the Syrian Gregory III, who reigned in the 8th century. He is also the first Pope since Gregory XVI (1831–1846) to have been a priest of a religious order.
Contemplation and Action - Fr. Cassian Derbes, O.P.
Fr. Cassian Derbes, OP, examines the Thomistic distinction between the active and contemplative lives, arguing that they are not merely states of life but distinct activities that find their highest expression in the beatific vision.
This lecture was given on June 20th, 2026, at New York Universit…
Justice in the World (Part 1)
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Social Doctrine Daily is a daily podcast reading the social encyclicals of the Catholic Church.
This podcast exists for people who want to work their way through catholic social teaching, but st…
The Italian Job: Jason Horowitz on a Decade in Rome
In this episode, Lauren sits down with Jason Horowitz — longtime Rome Bureau Chief for The New York Times and author of The Italian Job — for one of the most wide‑ranging conversations ever featured on Your Italian Passport. Together they explore modern Italy through politics, culture, identity, an…
Cardinal Czerny on migrants, martyrs, and working for justice
How can Catholics stand alongside people on the margins? On this week’s episode of “The Spiritual Life”, James Martin, S.J., speaks with Cardinal Michael Czerny about working for justice and facing life’s realities without losing hope. Cardinal Czerny, whose ministry as a Jesuit and now as a Cardin…
The Nazareth Manifesto
When I was ordained priest 32 years ago, and consecrated as your bishop in 2022, the Gospel read over me was Luke 4 — Jesus standing up in the synagogue at Nazareth, unrolling the scroll of Isaiah. I have carried those words through my whole ministry. That scripture calls me everyday of my life as…
Justice in the World (Part 2)
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Social Doctrine Daily is a daily podcast reading the social encyclicals of the Catholic Church.
This podcast exists for people who want to work their way through catholic social teaching, but st…
What the Dead Know About Grief That the Living Don’t
Inner transformation often begins exactly where we least expect it; in grief. Brooklyn-born intuitive medium Deborah Hanlon has spent 25 years sitting with people in loss, and her take is nothing like what you’ve heard before. Grief isn’t reserved for death. It’s the emotion that breaks open everyt…
What makes you special? | Mariana Atencio | TEDxUniversityofNevada
NBC News journalist Mariana Atencio has traveled the world from Haiti to Hong Kong. In her TEDx talk, Mariana tells us how the people she's met along the way and her own immigrant experience have taught her that the only thing we all have in common is being human. Get ready to 'get human' and embra…
Justice in the World (Part 3)
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Social Doctrine Daily is a daily podcast reading the social encyclicals of the Catholic Church.
This podcast exists for people who want to work their way through catholic social teaching, but st…
Vatican's Secret Archives: Unveiling Hidden Treasures
Ryan and Jason explore ten rumors about items held in the Vatican’s secret archives on the Worst of the Best podcast.
Ryan records from Qatar. They open with the Vatican as the center of Catholicism and the appeal of its hidden rooms. Number 10 is the broad category of biblical artifacts (the cross…
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