Show Notes
A very special guest indeed on this week’s show. I’m joined by Elise Ann Allen, Senior Correspondent for Crux in Rome, who recently conducted the first exclusive, extensive papal interviews of Pope Leo XIV’s pontificate. Those conversations have been turned into a brand new book from Penguin Random House entitled “Leo XIV: Citizen of the World, Missionary of the 21st Century.” We talk quite a bit about what it’s like to sit across from the first American pope, the man behind the name, and her impressions on what might be in store in the coming months and years from our new pontiff. I really enjoyed this conversation, so I’m confident you will, as well. -- Get Elise's book on Pope Leo XIV: https://amzn.to/3MyM4Oy Find Elise's work at Crux: https://cruxnow.com/author/elise-ann-allen-- Where to find The Popecast: SUPPORT + NEWSLETTER: https://popes.substack.comYOUTUBE: @therealpopecast FB / Twitter / Instagram: @thepopecastEMAIL: [email protected] MERCH: https://the-popecast-store.creator-spring.com
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We're joined this week by Isaac Smith, Director of Amici Vaticani, a non-profit cultural association that's designing and commissioning a custom papal tiara for our first American pontiff, Pope Leo XIV. Click here to learn more and donate to the project: https://www.amicivaticani.org/donate ------Where to find The Popecast: SUPPORT + NEWSLETTER: https://popes.substack.com YOUTUBE: @therealpopecast FB / Twitter / Instagram: @thepopecast EMAIL: [email protected] --POPECAST MERCH: https://the-popecast-store.creator-spring.com
Enough with the AI audio versions of the pope's new encyclical. Those all seemed to rather largely miss the point, so here's a fully human read-through of Pope Leo XIV's brand new encyclical on artificial intelligence, human dignity, integral human development, and so much more. -- READ THE DOCUMENT FOR FREE: https://www.vatican.va/content/leo-xiv/en/encyclicals/documents/20260515-magnifica-humanitas.html -- Where to find The Popecast: SUPPORT + NEWSLETTER: https://popes.substack.com YOUTUBE: @therealpopecast FB / Twitter / Instagram: @thepopecast EMAIL: [email protected] -- POPECAST MERCH: https://the-popecast-store.creator-spring.com
Katie McGrady – an author, podcaster, radio host, and Vatican Analyst for CNN – joins the show once again, this time to unpack Pope Leo XIV's new encyclical, Magnifica Humanitas. We get into everything from The Masters to the pontiff quoting Gandalf...maybe as a result of seeing a Katie's tweet? READ THE DOCUMENT: https://www.vatican.va/content/leo-xiv/en/encyclicals/documents/20260515-magnifica-humanitas.htmlFollow Katie: - Ave Explores Podcast: https://aveexplores.fireside.fm - Twitter/X: https://x.com/KatiePMcGrady - Substack: https://katieprejeanmcgrady.substack.com - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/katiepmcgrady -- Where to find The Popecast: SUPPORT + NEWSLETTER: https://popes.substack.comYOUTUBE: @therealpopecast FB / Twitter / Instagram: @thepopecastEMAIL: [email protected] MERCH: https://the-popecast-store.creator-spring.com
Jonathan Liedl, Managing Editor of the National Catholic Register, joins the show to talk about his on-location documentary about how Pope Leo XIV's nearly two decades in Peru shaped his priesthood, and now his papacy. WATCH THE DOCUMENTARY: https://youtu.be/ziN1QrXh5vs?si=9zKoxhTHzOT_eXGM Follow Jonathan: https://x.com/JLLiedl -- Where to find The Popecast: SUPPORT + NEWSLETTER: https://popes.substack.com YOUTUBE: @therealpopecast FB / Twitter / Instagram: @thepopecast EMAIL: [email protected] -- POPECAST MERCH: https://the-popecast-store.creator-spring.com
On his first anniversary, a reflection on Pope Leo XIV's election as Bishop of Rome. Where were you on that day? What do you remember? -- Where to find The Popecast: SUPPORT + NEWSLETTER: https://popes.substack.com YOUTUBE: @therealpopecast FB / Twitter / Instagram: @thepopecast EMAIL: [email protected] -- POPECAST MERCH: https://the-popecast-store.creator-spring.com