The Francis Effect podcast: Synod concluding and 2024 elections looming

Cardinal Mario Grech, secretary-general of the synod, delivers his homily during Mass with synod participants at the Altar of the Chair in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican Oct. 21. (CNS/Lola Gomez)

Cardinal Mario Grech, secretary-general of the synod, delivers his homily during Mass with synod participants at the Altar of the Chair in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican Oct. 21. (CNS/Lola Gomez)

In this episode of "The Francis Effect," NCR senior correspondent Heidi Schlumpf, Daniel Horan and David Dault look at the concluding weeks of the synod on synodality and explore its possible impacts, and also talk about the role of Catholic voters in the upcoming elections. Then Heidi is in conversation with Michael Canaris, an associate professor at the Institute of Pastoral Studies at Loyola University Chicago. He just returned from Rome after leading a student delegation to engage with the synod.

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This story appears in the The Francis Effect Podcast, Synod on Synodality, and Election 2024 feature series.

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