Pope Leo’s first Holy Week and Easter in a world at war

About this episode

The episode discusses Pope Leo XIV's first Holy Week and Easter amidst global conflict, featuring insights from various guests.

This week on a special crossover episode of “Jesuitical,” Ashley and Colleen Dulle, host of the “Inside the Vatican” podcast, speak with Gerard O’Connell, America’s senior Vatican correspondent, and his wife Elisabetta Piqué about co-writing The Election of Pope Leo XIV: The Last Surprise of Pope Francis. In “Signs of the Times,” Ashley and guest host Sebastian break down Pope Leo’s first Holy Week and how it was shaped by the conflict between the United States and Iran. They also discuss astronaut Victor Glover, the pilot of the Artemis II mission, and his Easter message from space. Finally, in “As One Friend Speaks to Another,” Ashley and Sebastian talk about how the death and resurrection of Christ can help us understand and live through the extremes of this past week’s news—the threat of Iran’s total destruction and the new heights reached by humanity in space. Links: The Election of Pope Leo XIV: The Last Surprise of Pope Francis, by Gerard O’Connell and Elisabetta Pique Excerpt: Behind the scenes of Pope Leo XIV’s election Pope Leo praises U.S.-Iran ceasefire as ‘sign of genuine hope,’ presses for peace Pope Leo: Trump’s threat to destroy Iran ‘truly unacceptable’ What…

People in this episode

Hosts: Ashley Dulle, Sebastian

Guests: Colleen Dulle, Gerard O’Connell, Elisabetta Piqué

Topics covered

• Pope Leo XIV
• Holy Week
• Easter
• U.S.-Iran conflict
• space exploration
• Christianity

Keywords

• Pope Leo XIV
• Holy Week
• Easter
• U.S.-Iran conflict
• Victor Glover
• Artemis II
• Christianity
• space
• news

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: America Media

Books & works: The Election of Pope Leo XIV: The Last Surprise of Pope Francis

Places: United States, Iran

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