Last Week in the Church with John Allen

In this episode:

• Pope on women: sparks college backlash
• Synod of Bishops: an anticlimactic end? 
• Pope approves expulsion of 10 SCV members

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In this episode:

• Pope to face hostility in Belgium?
• Why fixing the Church is so hard
• Scandal hasn’t brought down the Church

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In this episode:

• Pope slams both presidential candidates
• A testament to Pope’s strength shown on Oceania trip
• Pope praises Singapore’s multi-faith approach 
• Islam’s rise in Europe inevitable, says Card. Schönborn
• Self-professed archbishop denounced as fake

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In this episode:

• Pope’s presence in Indonesia riles up radicals
• Pope delivers gifts and spiritual aid to margins
• Ukrainian Orthodox Church lashes out at Pope
• Vatican Bank says ‘no’ to employees marrying?
• Pope to canonize martyrs killed by Islamic extremists

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In this episode:

• Pope’s odyssey in Asia & Oceania
• Bishops differ: regionalism v. strong central govt. 
• Pope v. General: Italy’s immigration debate
• Vatican calling for a ban on ‘killer robots’
• Farewell, Fr. Gerald O’Collins

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In this episode:

• Pope rejects Ukraine’s Orthodox ban
• Pope avoiding ‘Biden moment’ with next trip?
• Ecclesiastical group founder expelled for abuse
• Vatican staff still waiting for Pope’s reply
• Nigeria’s military complicit in Christian persecution? 

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In this episode:

• Did the Holy See loosen its stance on end-of-life?
• Blackouts in Rome: trouble for the Jubilee?
• Audio files revealed in ‘Vatican Girl’ case
• Agenda for Pope’s Asia trip 

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In this episode:

• Cardinal O’Malley replaced by Bishop Richard Henning
• Olympic opening ceremony: Catholic outrage

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In this episode:

• Biden's withdrawal parallels Benedict XVI
• Popes & assassins: historic close calls
• Eucharistic revival for Americans?
• Holy See banning the Latin Mass?

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In this episode:

• Trump assassination attempt: Church weighs in
• Vatican’s doc on Synod of Synodality a letdown?
• Vatican workers beg Pope to face staff issues

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