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Pope Leo’s candid Q-and-A on synodality

Inside The Vatican

Show Notes

Pope Leo XIV delivered remarkably candid responses at a jubilee gathering for synodal teams and participatory bodies, in what senior Vatican correspondent Gerard O’Connell called “perhaps the most extraordinary session” he has witnessed since Leo’s election.

0:00 Intro

0:27 Interfaith peace meeting

1:48 Synod Jubilee Q-and-A

17:06 Synod Jubilee homily

23:45 Visit of King Charles III

28:54 Address to Popular Movements

34:28 Meeting with Jesuits

41:05 Latin Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica

46:04 Outro and Credits

Links from the show:

Watch the Synod Jubilee Q-and-A

Read: Pope Leo’s homily on what it means to be a synodal church

No, synodality is not a ‘Trojan horse’ that will destroy the church.

Pope Leo and King Charles make history with first-ever joint prayer service in Sistine Chapel

Pope: Popular movements must fill void left by society’s inhuman indifference

Full Text: Speech to the Popular Movements

Pope Leo’s address to the Jesuits: ‘The church needs you at the frontiers.’

Analysis: Why is Pope Leo letting Cardinal Burke say the Latin Mass at the Vatican?

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