On this week’s exciting episode of The Prayerful Posse, Ash Wednesday draws record crowds around the world as Pope Leo’s first parish visit — and the presence of female altar servers — gets Catholics talking. The Posse also takes a hard look at a troubling sainthood cause raising serious questions, Notre Dame’s controversial faculty appointment, and the Pope’s Lenten call to charity and restraint in our words.

Raymond Arroyo is joined by Father Gerald Murray and Robert Royal for lively, faith-filled conversation on the biggest stories shaping Catholic life today — from liturgical debates and Church leadership decisions to religious freedom, evangelization, and the challenges facing Catholics in the modern world.

Plus, the team closes on a hopeful note, highlighting surprising signs of Catholic renewal in France and the United States — and what this resurgence could mean for the future of the Church.

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00:00 - Open
00:47 - Female Altar Servers Debate
04:55 - Sainthood Controversy
10:00 - Ave Maria Funds
11:28 - Leo’s Lenten Message
14:21 - Lent & Ramadan
17:56 - Bishops Dicastery Picks
23:56 - Synodality Praise
26:06 - Vatican & Gaza Plan
28:51 - NC Archbishop Vision
33:29 - Notre Dame Uproar
37:52 - Ash Wednesday Surge