Should Catholics care about what happens at the Vatican? Ep. 99

Should you care about what’s going on at the Vatican? It seems clear that you should pray for the pope and for the people making important decisions about the church’s governance, but should you follow the updates about hirings and firings, exhortations and motu proprios?   Colleen Dulle, host of America’s podcast “Inside the Vatican,” will tell you why paying attention to the Vatican regularly could become a spiritual practice and put the headlines you see about the church in context.   In Signs of the Times, we look back at Pope Francis’ trip to Morocco (his third visit to a Muslim-majority nation), ask why were there Catholic priests burning Harry Potter books in Poland and give our initial thoughts and reflections on Pope Francis’ new apostolic exhortation on young people and the church, “Christ Lives.” Oh, and we wade into the Legging Wars underway at the University of Notre Dame.   You may have heard, we’re celebrating our 100th episode this month with a live event featuring James Martin, S.J., and Kirsten Powers. You can buy tickets here. If cost is a prohibitive factor, we have complimentary tickets available thanks to a generous sponsorship from the Catholic Travel Centre. Just send me an email if you’d like one.   Links from the show: Solidarity on Tap Our Live Show!Pope Francis celebrates largest Mass in the history of Morocco Catholic priests burn Harry Potter books in Poland Northern Ireland soccer fans face ban after filmed singing anti-Catholic song Woman Begs World to Shield Her 4 Catholic Sons From Legging-Clad Butts Pope signs Apostolic Exhortation to young people   What’s on Tap? Not much. Lent is feeling extra long. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices