Through his gentle but direct words, Carlo helped his parents rediscover and return to their Catholic faith. In 2006, he died from leukemia at age 15. He was Beatified in 2020 by a delegate of Pope Francis, and declared a Saint by Pope Leo XIV in 2025. Pier Giorgio Michelangelo Frassati was born in Turin, Italy on April 6, 1901.Just before receiving his univ ... Show More
Dec 2022
Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI dies at 95
Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI died at 9:34 a.m. Rome time, today, Saturday, December 31st, 2022. On this special update episode of “Inside the Vatican,” veteran Vatican correspondent Gerard O’Connell joins host Colleen Dulle for a conversation on the emeritus pope’s funeral arrangem ... Show More
16m 18s
Nov 2022
Prominent French bishop admits to abusing 14-year-old girl
At a meeting of the French bishops’ conference, a letter from Cardinal Jean-Pierre Ricard was read aloud, in which the cardinal admitted that he had “conducted himself in a reprehensible fashion” with a 14 year old girl, adding, “My behavior necessarily caused in this person grav ... Show More
23m 29s
Dec 2022
Pope Francis announces Benedict XVI is “very ill”
In a surprise statement at the end of his public audience on Dec. 28, Pope Francis appealed for “a special prayer” for Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI because, he said, “he is very sick.” Just after the audience, Francis went to visit Benedict at his residence in the Vatican.
On “Insi ... Show More
32m 47s
Jul 2024
The Sacrament of Penance: A Sign Working Grace | Fr. Irenaeus Dunlevy, O.P.
This lecture was given on February 17th, 2024, at The Dominican House of Studies.
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About the Speaker: Fr. Irenaeus Dunlevy was born in Columbus, Ohio and grew up in the southeast suburb of ... Show More
52m 47s