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Wednesday Audience/Jubilee of Youth/St Ignatius of Loyola

July 31, 2025 Podcasts, Relevant In Rome

7/30/25 Rome correspondent Ashley Noronha shares reports on Pope Leo’s Wednesday audience. She shares her on the ground experience during the Jubilee of Youth. It’s so much fun! She also talks about Pope Leo’s message to digital influencers Celebrating the feast of St. Ignatius of Loyola, July 31 Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: […]Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: ... Read more

FROM ROME: Pope Leo XIV Urges the World to Use Words to Heal, Not Hurt

July 31, 2025 Articles, Faith and Spirituality, Relevant In Rome

On Wednesday, July 30, Pope Leo XIV held his first general audience since returning to Rome from Castel Gandolfo. Ashley Noronha joined John Morales on Morning Air to reflect on the occasion. During his catechesis, the Holy Father spoke about the power of words, emphasizing that communication should bring healing—not harm. We are living in […]

Summer is for Hospitality, Rest, and Reflection says Pope Leo XIV

July 23, 2025 Articles, Faith and Spirituality, Relevant In Rome

Ashley Noronha joined John Morales on Morning Air to reflect on Pope Leo XIV’s most recent Angelus address from Sunday, July 20th, delivered from his summer residence in Castel Gandolfo. Nestled in the Alban Hills, Castel Gandolfo offers a cooler climate, sometimes up to ten degrees cooler than Rome’s heat, which makes it an ideal […]

Pope Leo Getaway/ Blessings of Pasta/ St. Bridget

July 23, 2025 Podcasts, Relevant In Rome

7/23/25 Rome Correspondent Ashley Noronha reports on Pope Leo’s Sunday Angelus and why summer is important for relaxation and hospitality. She talks about the preparations for the Jubilee of Youth in Rome when Carlo Acutis will be canonized and what scientists have to say about Italy’s love of pasta. Feasts of St. Mary Magdalene and […]Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: ... Read more

From Castel Gandolfo, Pope Leo XIV Addresses “Loving Thy Neighbor”

July 16, 2025 Articles, Catechesis, News and Culture, Relevant In Rome

This past Sunday, Pope Leo XIV delivered his first Angelus and catechesis from Castel Gandolfo, his summer residence nestled among the Alban Hills. The quiet town, celebrated as one of “I Borghi più belli d’Italia” (“the most beautiful villages of Italy”), held a deeper meaning as it played host to the Holy Father’s latest reflections […]

Pope Leo’s Adventures/ Tiber River/ Mount Carmel

July 16, 2025 Podcasts, Relevant In Rome

7/16/25 Rome Correspondent Ashley Noronha reports on Pope Leo’s teaching during his Angelus regarding loving neighbor as it pertains to loving God, possibility that Tiber River might be swimmable again and celebrations of Mount Carmel. Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSPodcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: ... Read more

FROM ROME: Pope Leo XIV Speaks on the Need for True Witnesses, Not Box-Checkers

July 9, 2025 Articles, Catechesis, Relevant In Rome

Ashley Noronha, joining Morning Air from Rome, spoke with John Morales about Pope Leo’s most recent address after the Angelus on Sunday. He reflected on the Gospel of Luke 10:1-12, 17-20, where Jesus sends His seventy-two disciples ahead of Him to prepare the way. In his catechesis, the Holy Father emphasized the difference between passive […]

Pope Leo Moves/ Same Sex couples/ St. Benedict

July 9, 2025 Podcasts, Relevant In Rome

7-9-25 Rome Correspondent Ashley Noronha reports on Pope Leo’s comments regarding flood victims in Texas, Pope moves to Castel Gandolfo to escape the heat, Italian court rules same-sex female couples can be legally registered as parents on the child’s birth certificate and celebrating the feast of St. Benedict in Rome. Podcast: Play in new window […]Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: ... Read more

Pope Leo XIV Hosts Special Audience for Religious Sisters

July 2, 2025 Articles, Faith and Spirituality, Relevant In Rome

On this episode of Relevant in Rome, John Morales welcomed Rome correspondent Ashley Noronha to share an update from the Vatican, even during the pause in regular Wednesday general audiences for the month of July. As tradition, the Vatican offers a break during this time so that staff and organizers may take some much-needed vacation. […]

Pope Leo to Religious Sisters/ Earthquake/ Selfie Ban

July 2, 2025 Podcasts, Relevant In Rome

7/2/25 Rome Correspondent Ashley Noronha reports on Pope Leo’s message with religious sisters, Italy’s recent heatwave, wildfires, and earthquake, potential ban on selfies in Italian museums and the feast of St. Thomas the Apostle in Rome. Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSPodcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: ... Read more

Pursuing God’s Healing and the Jubilee of Seminarians, Bishops, and Priests

June 26, 2025 Articles, Catechesis, News and Culture, Relevant In Rome

During his General Audience on Wednesday, June 26th, Pope Leo XIV offered a powerful reflection on two intertwined miracles from Chapter 5 of the Gospel of Mark: the healing of the hemorrhaging woman and the raising of Jairus’ daughter. Rome correspondent Ashley Noronha and Glen Lewerenz discussed the Pope’s catechesis on Relevant in Rome, highlighting […]

Jesus Our Hope/ Papal Summer Home/ Aloysius Gonzaga

June 25, 2025 Podcasts, Relevant In Rome

6/18/25 Rome Correspondent Ashley Noronha reports on Pope Leo’s reflection on how Jesus can take us out of despair and into hope, return of tradition to use the Papal summer residence, visitors enjoy the Forum at night in Rome, driver falls down the Spanish steps and celebrating the feast of St. Aloysius Gonzaga. Podcast: Play […]Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: ... Read more

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