Mike and Dominic are back to discuss recent comments by Pope Francis and Cardinal-elect Christophe Pierre's comments about the US Church, the Pope's trip to Mongolia, and the recent beatification of a Polish family killed by Nazis in the second World War.

Notes and Links:

1) The Vatican and the US Church

Links:

Cardinal Cupich, Synodality, and Prophets of Doom - Where Peter Is

https://wherepeteris.com/cardinal-cupich-synodality-and-prophets-of-doom/

The Vatican turns its attention to the US Church - Where Peter Is

https://wherepeteris.com/the-vatican-turns-its-attention-to-the-us-church/

US cardinal and Brazilian ideologues team up, attack Synod - Where Peter Is

https://wherepeteris.com/us-cardinal-and-brazilian-ideologues-team-up-attack-synod/

2) Pope Francis in Mongolia

Links:

Pope Francis to visit tiny Mongolian flock - Where Peter Is

https://wherepeteris.com/pope-francis-to-visit-tiny-mongolian-flock/

Mongolian Church: "Like first-generation Christians" - Where Peter Is

https://wherepeteris.com/mongolian-church-like-first-generation-christians/

Podcast: Traveling to Mongolia with Pope Francis | America Magazine

https://www.americamagazine.org/faith/2023/09/08/inside-vatican-mongolia-pope-francis-backward-critics-246028

3) Beatification of the Ulma family

Links:

Polish Family Beatified en Masse - Where Peter Is

https://wherepeteris.com/polish-family-beatified-en-masse/

Angelus, 10 September 2023 | Francis

https://www.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/angelus/2023/documents/20230910-angelus.html

Pope: Blessed Ulma family a model of Christian care for others - Vatican News

https://www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news/2023-09/pope-francis-poland-ulma-family-beatification.html

9/11, The Ulma Family, and Honoring Unborn Victims - Where Peter Is

https://wherepeteris.com/9-11-the-ulma-family-and-honoring-unborn-victims/

The Anniversary of 9/11: I Remember

https://wherepeteris.com/i-remember-9-11/

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