After cancer surgery last week, Pope Leo XIV returns to the Vatican with a clean bill of health from his doctors. Senior Vatican Analyst Francis Rocca shares the latest on the Holy Father’s speedy recovery and how it could impact his upcoming trip to South America. Outgoing EWTN News President Montse Alvarado will be the first laywoman to head the Vatican’s Dicastery for Communication. In an exclusive interview with reporter Colm Flynn, she discusses her historic appointment by Pope Leo. According to a new report from the Vatican, there are now more Catholics in Africa than in Europe. Father Augustine Dada, a Catholic priest from Nigeria and Vice President of the Pontifical Society of Saint Peter the Apostle USA, discusses the growing Church in Africa. Katie McGrady, Catholic podcast host and Sheen Award recipient, sits down with reporter Mark Irons to discuss how Catholics can evangelize in every part of their lives.

00:00 - Start
01:09 - Pope Leo XIV Back at Work After Surgery
12:54 - St. John Paul II's Feast Day
15:10 - Pope's Message to the Pontifical Mission Societies
16:33 - The First Woman to Lead Vatican Communications
31:32 - The Week in Review
37:07 - Africa Now Has More Catholics Than Europe
47:58 - Katie McGrady on Sheen, Pope Leo, and Evangelization

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