Episode 45: Pope Nerds & Leo XIV

About this episode

The Catholic Nerds discuss the recent election of Pope Leo XIV and various related topics including papal traditions and historical connections.

The Catholic Nerds are BACK with a new season, new episode, and NEW POPE! We go over all the following: Where were you when you saw the white smoke? Good Signs: Regina Caeli sung in Latin, dodging the rainbow flag, papal blessing in Latin All the people who predicted the name Pope Leo XIV The Louisiana and Creole ancestral roots of Cardinal Prevost, through the Holy Father’s great-great-great-grandfather Louis Charles Boucher de Grand Pré (1745-1809) , Spanish colonial governor and militia leader The connection to Pope Leo XIII: Is the 100-year reign of Satan over? Feast of the Holy Family

Topics covered

• Pope Leo XIV
• papal blessing
• Regina Caeli
• Catholic predictions
• Louisiana roots

Keywords

• white smoke
• Latin
• Feast of the Holy Family
• Satan's reign

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