Pope Leo XIV's calls for peace in Iran are becoming increasingly urgent as the conflict in the Middle East expands — former U.S. Ambassador to the Holy See Francis Rooney and Vatican analyst Inés San Martín analyze the Holy Father's diplomatic approach to the Iran War and how he's choosing to engage with the United States. EWTN News reporter Francesca Fenton sits down with Archbishop Samuel Aquila as he prepares to retire from his nearly 14 years serving the Archdiocese of Denver, ahead of Archbishop-designate James Golka's installation on March 25. Archbishop Aquila reflects on his deep gratitude for his vocation and how Denver shaped his priesthood. In the latest act of religious repression, Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega and his wife and co-president, Rosario Murillo, have banned the ordination of priests and deacons in four dioceses in Nicaragua whose bishops remain in exile. We speak with Fr. Marcos Somarriba, who fled Nicaragua as a teenager, to hear how the Ortega regime is escalating its persecution against Catholics in Nicaragua. National Catholic Register's Jonathan Liedl travels to Peru to tell us the story of Saint Toribio de Mogrovejo - whose relic then-Father Bob Prevost venerated the night before he became a bishop in Chiclayo. Hear how the patron saint of Latin American bishops, whose feast day is March 23, has influenced Pope Leo XIV.

00:00 – Opening Challenge: War in Iran and U.S. Response
01:59 – Vatican vs. Pentagon: Two Worldviews on Conflict
02:11 – War Widens: Economic Shock and $200 Billion Price Tag
03:31 – Escalation on All Fronts: Bombs, Boats, and the Gulf
04:30 – Strait of Hormuz: Global Supply Chain in Crisis
06:01 – Intelligence Shake-Up and Resignation over Iran War
06:54 – Was There Really an ‘Imminent Threat’? Capitol Hill Grilling
07:54 – Pope Leo’s Strongest Plea Yet for Ceasefire
09:13 – U.S.-Born Pope, Neutral Voice? Vatican Diplomacy Explained
12:03 – Experts React: How Strong Is the Pope’s Ceasefire Demand?
14:52 – How Peru Shaped Pope Leo’s Heart for the Poor
16:24 – Just War, AI, and Deepfakes: New Moral Battlefields
19:28 – Media, Propaganda, and the Pope’s Warning to Journalists
21:01 – Coming Up: Nicaragua, Denver, and Peru Teasers
22:04 – Passing the Torch: Denver’s New Archbishop and Vocations
30:02 – 50 Years a Priest: Archbishop Aquila on Surrender and Fruitfulness
31:01 – Homeland Security in Turmoil and Vatican Finance Retrial
34:03 – Pope Leo’s First Trip to Africa and Crackdown in Nicaragua
42:51 – National Prayer Breakfast and Eucharistic Pilgrimage Route
47:07 – Santo Toribio, Pope Leo’s Devotion, and Closing Blessing

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