Catholic Answers Live

Flannel Panel year in review! Questions Covered: 08:20 – Nobody goes to the movies anymore 17:47 – Weight loss drugs 29:30 – Crisis of institutions 44:05 – Migration 50:00 – Rise of AI

Flannel Panel year in review! Questions Covered: 02:50 – Did Catholics win the internet in 2025? 05:00 – Matt Fradd joining Daily Wire 28:45 – Growth of Church in USA

Cy Kellett, Edgar Lujano, and Todd Aglialoro discuss the major events of 2025. Questions Covered: 03:30 – The election of Pope Leo XIV, the first American pope, following the death of Pope Francis 29:30 – The Church’s charitable work remains massively underreported 36:00 – The rise of Christianity among the young 45:15 – Person of the Year Discussion 49:13 – Threats to religious freedom in Western countries 51:34 – The rapid spread of euthanasia and assisted suicide, perhaps the most urgent moral crisis Catholics are not talking about enough.

Cy Kellett, Edgar Lujano, and Todd Aglialoro discuss major events of 2025. Questions Covered: 4:43 – Pope Leo XIV meets King Charles III 19:05 – The Archdiocese of New York announces a $300 million fund to settle clergy abuse claims 29:41 – The Synod on Synodality concludes, emphasizing inclusion 40:48 – Pope Leo XIV’s inaugural trip to Turkey and Lebanon

This is an encore episode, originally aired on October 1, 2025.  “Can the Hierarchy Change Itself?” This episode delves into the complexities of Church authority and reform, addressing questions such as whether the Church still uses canon priests and how to trust the hierarchy. We also explore intriguing topics like Pope Leo’s blessing of ice and the implications of a heretical pope according to Bellarmine. Questions Covered: 02:55 – Does that Church still set up canon priests to assist and convey messages for bishops? 06:57 – Does the Church hierarchy have the authority to change the Church hierarchy? 15:05 – I’m returning to the Church but I’m having a hard time trusting the hierarchy. 24:09 – Why should we conform to a magisterium who has abandoned Christ? 37:55 – Are you familiar with Pope Leo blessing the block of ice and the whole significance behind that? 48:30 – When Robert Bellarmine said that there can be a heretical pope, what did he mean by that?