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

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 photos from the Artemis II astronauts say to us in a time of war

Artemis astronaut: Moon mission inspires wonder, prayer and unity

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