Pope Leo XIV's Second Week

Pope Leo XIV's Second Week

Author: EWTN May 24, 2025 Duration: 57:59
As Pope Leo XIV vows to take "every effort" to work for global peace — will the Vatican soon be hosting Russia-Ukraine peace talks? Correspondent Colm Flynn reports from Rome on Pope Leo XIV's full second week and senior Vatican correspondent for Catholic News Agency, Hannah Brockhaus, tells us what we know for certain about the Holy Father's peace efforts. The 2025 National Eucharistic Pilgrimage has begun the cross-country journey with the Blessed Sacrament - our Mark Irons brings us to Indianapolis for the kickoff event. Pope Leo XIV is framing the response to artificial intelligence as a critical mission for his papacy - bioethics professor and priest, Fr. Michael Baggot, L.C., explains what's at stake. And Our Holy Father stunned the faithful with his singing - and now you can join in. We speak with the Pontifical Institute of Sacred Music's Fr. Robert Melhart, O.P.  to hear more about his "Let's Sing with the Pope" initiative.

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