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Kresta in the Afternoon – January 12, 2024 – Hour 1

Guest Host Matthew Bunson reviews church news with Shannon Mullen and Peggy Stanton gives us a preview of this Sunday’s Gospel. 

 

Pope Francis calls for greater dialogue and cooperation between Christians, Marxists

Pope Francis this week called for cooperation between Christians and Marxists as a way to achieve greater “dialogue” and help in the search for the “common good.” We look at this and other Church news with Shannon Mullen.

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Pope Francis calls for greater dialogue and cooperation between Christians, Marxists

African bishops: ‘No blessing for homosexual couples in the African Churches’

French bishops back Fiducia Supplicans and say it’s ‘an encouragement’

Vatican announces major restoration project in St. Peter’s Basilica

Church destroyed by ISIS in Iraq completely restored 10 years later

 

Shannon Mullen is the Editor-in-Chief of CNA. He previously worked as a features writer, investigative reporter, and editor with the Asbury Park (N.J.) Press. He has received numerous national reporting awards and was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize.

“What are you looking for?”

In this Sunday’s Gospel, Jesus calls two disciples by asking them what they are looking for. They then tell their brother that they have found the Messiah. Peggy Stanton joins us with more.

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Peggy’s Notes 

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Peggy Stanton is the author of From the White House to the White Cross. She's a Dame of the Order of Malta. She was ABC News’ first female Washington correspondent. She has hosted many programs on Ave Maria Radio including the Malta Minute with the Catechism. Her first book was The Daniel Dilemma: The Moral Man in the Public Arena.
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