One Year with Pope Leo XIV

On May 8, 2025, Pope Leo XIV was elected the 267th pope of the Catholic Church. In the months since, his leadership, messages of peace, and warm presence among the faithful have offered much to reflect on.

In this special episode of Ave Explores, Katie McGrady and Fr. Patrick Mary Briscoe, OP, discuss the lessons and insights Pope Leo XIV has shared with the Church and the world.

Fr. Patrick Mary Briscoe, OP, is a Dominican friar and author of Witness: A Guided Lent Journal for Prayer and Meditation. He is promoter general for social communication for the Order of Preachers, and a host of the Godsplaining podcast.