Pope Leo’s candid Q-and-A on synodality

Pope Leo XIV delivered remarkably candid responses at a jubilee gathering for synodal teams and participatory bodies, in what senior Vatican correspondent Gerard O’Connell called “perhaps the most extraordinary session” he has witnessed since Leo’s election.

0:00 Intro

0:27 Interfaith peace meeting

1:48 Synod Jubilee Q-and-A

17:06 Synod Jubilee homily

23:45 Visit of King Charles III

28:54 Address to Popular Movements

34:28 Meeting with Jesuits

41:05 Latin Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica

46:04 Outro and Credits

Links from the show:

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Watch the Synod Jubilee Q-and-A (youtube.com/watch?v=31auf_Hs4l8)

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Read: Pope Leo’s homily on what it means to be a synodal church (americamagazine.org/speeches/2025/10/26/pope-l…)

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No, synodality is not a ‘Trojan horse’ that will destroy the church. (americamagazine.org/faith-and-reason/2025/10/2…)

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Pope Leo and King Charles make history with first-ever joint prayer service in Sistine Chapel (americamagazine.org/vatican-dispatch/2025/10/2…)

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Pope: Popular movements must fill void left by society’s inhuman indifference (vaticannews.va/en/pope/news/2025-10/pope-leo-x…)

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Full Text: Speech to the Popular Movements (vatican.va/content/leo-xiv/en/speeches/2025/oc…)

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Pope Leo’s address to the Jesuits: ‘The church needs you at the frontiers.’ (vatican.va/content/leo-xiv/es/speeches/2025/oc…)

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Analysis: Why is Pope Leo letting Cardinal Burke say the Latin Mass at the Vatican? (americamagazine.org/explainer/2025/10/24/pope-…)

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