Dr. Robert Royal sits down with Claire Lai — daughter of imprisoned Hong Kong publisher and Catholic dissident Jimmy Lai — to discuss her father’s imprisonment, the role of faith in his witness, and the upcoming Trump-Xi meeting that has put renewed focus on China’s political prisoners. Released as part of Faith Under Siege, the...
On this week’s episode of the Prayerful Posse, Raymond Arroyo, Father Gerald Murray, and Robert Royal break down a controversial new Vatican synod report on “emerging issues,” including testimony praising The post Rubio in Rome & The Synod Strikes Back appeared first on The Catholic...
On this week’s episode of the Prayerful Posse, Raymond Arroyo is joined by Father Gerald Murray and Robert Royal for a candid discussion on major issues facing the Church today. The post Death Knell for the Death Penalty? appeared first on The Catholic Thing.
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On this week’s Prayerful Posse, Raymond Arroyo, Father Gerald Murray, and Robert Royal examine the escalating clash between President Donald Trump and Pope Leo XIV – a rare confrontation The post SPECIAL REPORT: Trump vs. Pope Leo – An Unholy War? appeared first on...
Robert Royal, editor-in-chief of TheCatholicThing.org, and Fr. Gerald Murray, canon lawyer and priest of the Archdiocese of NY discuss the war of words between President Trump and Pope Leo XIV, as well as Pope Leo’s historic apostolic voyage to Africa.
We’re honored to present to you the third in our series of podcasts called “Faith under Siege,” produced in collaboration with Aid to the Church in Need USA. This episode is particularly timely in that Pope Leo XIV has embarked on his trip to Africa where he will visit Algeria, Angola, Cameroon, and Equatorial Guinea....
We’re honored to present to you the second in our series of podcasts “Faith under Siege,” produced in collaboration with Aid to the Church in Need USA. This episode is particularly timely in that the Iran war has spilled over into a renewed conflict between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon — which always affects the...
This interview is the very first in a series of podcasts being produced under a new partnership between Aid to Church in Need USA and the Faith & Reason Institute, the parent organization of The Catholic Thing. In light of the material developed in Robert Royal’s recent book Martyrs of the New Millennium, supported in part by...
On this week’s episode of the Prayerful Posse, Raymond, Fr. Gerald Murray and Robert Royal tackle a turbulent mix of global conflict, Church leadership and cultural flashpoints. They break down Pope Leo’s call for nonviolence amid rising tensions in Iran, asking whether the Church is...
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This Holy Week edition of The Prayerful Posse dives into the global surge in Catholic converts—and why so many young people are returning to the Church. Raymond Arroyo, Father Gerald Murray, and Robert Royal explore the cultural forces behind this revival and whether the Church...