About this episode
Fr. Robert Sirico reflects on the year since Pope Francis' death and the first year of Pope Leo XIV's pontificate, while Gordon Chang discusses the Iran-U.S. conflict and Eric Clayton talks about a children's picture book.
Fr. Robert Sirico reflects on the year since Pope Francis' death, and first year of Pope Leo XIV's pontificate. Gordon Chang on the latest in the Iran-U.S. conflict and China's ongoing influence in the region. Eric Clayton discusses the children's picture book, The Seagull on the Chapel.
People in this episode
Guests: Fr. Robert Sirico, Gordon Chang, Eric Clayton
Topics covered
- Pope Francis
- Pope Leo XIV
- US/Iran conflict
- China influence
- children's literature
- religion
- spirituality
Keywords
- Pope Francis
- Pope Leo XIV
- Iran
- China
- children's book
- religion
- spirituality
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: EWTN
Books & works: The Seagull on the Chapel
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