Heidi Schlumpf

Pope Francis' representative to the United States, Cardinal Christophe Pierre, warned against "a polarized mentality" at the upcoming eucharistic revival, during a speech at Loyola University April 11.

Listen: Heidi, Father Daniel and David look at the recent "prayer" event for Donald Trump at Mar-A-Lago, and Heidi and Daniel teach David some things about basketball. Also, Bruce Morrill on the Eucharistic Congress.

Parish "Walking with Moms in Need" groups help women who are facing difficulties with pregnancy or parenting, but critics say the program is mere window dressing.

Listen: Heidi, Father Dan and David talk about the 2024 election race, Super Tuesday and President Biden's State of the Union address; they discuss Church Militant; and Heidi interviews Michael O'Loughlin of Outreach.

Sociologist Tricia Bruce, just named as a consultor for the General Secretariat of the Synod, sees an important role for the social sciences in the synod process.

Action, community and spirituality all help address the sense of doom that young people feel about the future because of climate change.

Listen: Heidi, Father Dan and David talk about fallout from court rulings on IVF and Texas AG's attack on Annunciation House.  

"Part of the problem with just seeing people in jumpsuits who are robbed of their voice is that you can't imagine them as people who are loved and love," a judge said at a Chicago event on criminal justice reform. 

Listen: Heidi, Father Daniel and David talk about the "He Gets Us" and "Hallow" Super Bowl ads; cardinals' meeting with women; and recent discussion on priestly celibacy. Heidi also discusses Lent with Sr. Joyce Rupp.

Following in the Super Bowl footsteps of the "He Gets Us" campaign, a commercial for the Hallow app during this year's big game will feature a prayer led by Catholic actors Jonathan Roumie and Mark Wahlberg.

Catholic media — especially diocesan papers that provide local coverage and often serve as the vehicle for a bishop's regular column — are not exempt from the larger forces affecting journalism, experts say. 

Listen: Heidi, Fr. Daniel and David talk about the defamation suit against Donald Trump and about the role of journalism in Catholic life. Plus, Heidi interviews Ansel Augustine about the synod and experiences of Black Catholics.

The right-wing lobbying organization CatholicVote.org has endorsed former President Donald Trump in the Republican presidential primary. The choice, according to CatholicVote President Brian Burch, is a "no-brainer."

Listen: Father Daniel, Heidi and David discuss the Iowa caucus and the Vatican document on blessing same-sex couples, and Heidi interviews political scientist and friend of the show Steven P. Millies.

Thanks to investigations by media organizations and the D.C. attorney general — and now a subpoena from the Senate Judiciary Committee, the previously behind-the-scenes Leonard Leo is under a spotlight.

Through a web of organizations — centered around a PR firm that has essentially become the marketing arm of the Catholic right — Leonard Leo is poised to try to win over U.S. culture to his traditionalist views.

St. Mary's College in Notre Dame, Indiana, was the last Catholic women's college to expand admissions to some trans students. Now the school is reversing that policy in the wake of criticism.

Listen: Heidi, Father Daniel and David talk about the COP28, the U.N. climate change conference; Heidi interviews Bishop John Stowe of Kentucky; and the trio concludes Season 13 with a pop culture roundup.

A decision by St. Mary's College in Indiana to open enrollment to some transgender applicants has resulted in a reprimand by Fort Wayne-South Bend Bishop Kevin Rhoades and divided students and alumnae.

Listen: Heidi, Father Daniel and David talk about the ouster of Bishop Joseph Strickland, and a court battle over voting rights in Arkansas. Also, Heidi interviews theologian and professor timone davis.