About this episode

Fr. Robert Sirico discusses Pope Leo XIV's Magnifica Humanitas and features guests Dr. Walid Phares and Dr. James Madden on the Iran conflict and the Church's stance on UFOs.

Fr. Robert Sirico examines Pope Leo XIV's Magnifica Humanitas. Dr. Walid Phares on the Iran conflict, the possibility of a peace deal, and the plight of the Christian community in the region. Dr. James Madden of Benedictine College discusses the Church's position on the UAP/UFO phenomenon.

People in this episode

Host: Fr. Robert Sirico

Guests: Dr. Walid Phares, Dr. James Madden

Topics covered

• Pope Leo XIV
• Iran conflict
• Christian community
• UAP
• UFO phenomenon
• peace deal
• faith and technology

Keywords

• Magnifica Humanitas
• Iran conflict
• Christian community
• UAP
• UFO
• Pope Leo XIV
• faith
• technology

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Organizations: Benedictine College

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