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Ed was surprised by what Pope Leo XIV didn’t say during his virtual meeting today with young people.

Then, Ed and JD talk about Cardinal Matteo Zuppi’s address this week to the Italian bishops’ conference.

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Pope Leo XIV’s virtual conversation today with young people at NCYC sparks a conversation about the evolving relationship Catholics have with the petrine office.

Then, JD details his reporting on the collapse of a major Catholic pension fund.

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During this week’s live show in Baltimore, JD and the audience compete in a round of ‘Bishop or Bot?’

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JD and Ed recap the U.S. bishops’ fall meeting in Baltimore this week.

Then, JD plays a round of French retirement ‘Yes or No.’

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Oscar cams. Consider it, bishops!

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JD and Ed look ahead to the elections at the U.S. bishops’ fall meeting in Baltimore next week.

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JD and Ed talk costumes and more in this Halloween bonus episode.

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JD and Ed wrestle with a question about Pope Leo XIV.

Then, JD asks Ed for some advice.

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Photo: Pope Leo XIV © Mazur/cbcew.org.uk.

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JD and Ed talk about the gambling and sports betting scandal roiling the NBA.

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JD and Ed take a deep dive inspired by Pope Leo XIV’s meeting this week with King Charles III.

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Photo credit: King Charles III, then Prince of Wales, during an October 2019 visit to Rome for the canonization of John Henry Newman. © Mazur/cbcew.org.uk.

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