The Pope

The Pope

On April 21, 2025, Pope Francis "returned to the house of the Father." Join us in praying for him and celebrating his life and legacy with these resources on Formed.

Eternal rest grant unto him, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon him.

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  • Can the Pope be Wrong? Special Guest Dr. Michael Sirilla | Chris Stefanick Show

    Is Pope Francis the real Pope? How do we know? It seems there’s a growing number of Catholics online questioning the papacy, and we’re here to set the record straight. Chris brought on his dear friend, Dr. Michael Sirilla, a theology professor at his alma mater, Franciscan University of Steubenvi...

  • Saved in Hope by Pope Benedict XVI

    Pope Benedict XVI's second encyclical, Saved In Hope (Spe Salvi in Latin), takes its title from St. Paul, who wrote, "In hope we have been saved" (Rom 8:24). Benedict XVI continues a line of thought he began with his first encyclical, God is Love.
    Love and hope are closely related in the spirit...

  • Church Fathers and Teachers by Pope Benedict XVI

    After meditating on the Apostles and then on the Fathers of the early Church, as seen in his earlier works Jesus, the Apostles and the Early Church and Church Fathers, Pope Benedict XVI devoted his attention to the most influential Christian men from the fifth through the twelfth centuries. In hi...

  • Church Fathers by Pope Benedict XVI

    Following his best selling book, Jesus of Nazareth, and his talks published in Jesus, the Apostles, and the Early Church, Pope Benedict's Church Fatherspresents these important figures of early Christianity in all their evangelical vitality, spiritual profundity, and uncompromising love of God. B...

  • God is Love (Deus Caritas Est) by Pope Benedict XVI

    Everyone needs love. Everyone desires love. But not everyone understands love. In fact, love is probably the most misunderstood subject in history.
    In his first encyclical, Pope Benedict XVI helps to clarify the meaning of love. He examines the nature of various kinds of love. Human love and di...

  • Holiness is Always in Season by Pope Benedict XVI

    For a Christian, the way to reach perfection is to strive for holiness. What is true perfection? Christ's words are clear, sublime, and disconcerting, "Be perfect as your heavenly Father is perfect." To have God as our model is a dizzying thought! Yet the Church reminds us that, "All the faithful...

  • Charity in Truth (Caritas in Veritate) by Pope Benedict XVI

    Pope Benedict's third encyclical, Charity in Truth (Caritas in Veritate), applies the themes of his first two encyclicals —love and hope (God Is Love, Saved in Hope) — to the world's major social issues. Drawing on moral truths open, in principle, to everyone (the natural law) as well as on the t...

  • Pope Saint Pius X | Catholic Saints

    Join Dr. Ben Akers with Lucas Pollice as they discuss the life of Pope St. Pius X and his work to restore all things in Christ, particularly through catechesis of youth.

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  • A Sign of Contradiction: On Retreat with Karol Wojtyla

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    Taylor Kemp and Dr. Christopher Blum, Provost of the Graduate School of Theology, introduce a Lenten series preached by Cardinal Karol Wojtyla-later Pope John Paul II-compiled into a single volume and recently brought back into print.

    This retreat walks listeners and viewers through major the...

  • Pope Saint Gregory the Great | Catholic Saints

    Dr. Tim Gray and Dr. John Sehorn discuss Pope St. Gregory the Great and his impact on the church.

  • Celebrating the 100th Birthday of St. John Paul II | Catholic Saints

    Join Dr. Tim Gray and Dr. Ben Akers in celebration of the extraordinary life of Pope Saint John Paul II.

  • Sell the Vatican and Feed the World?

    Shouldn't the Church give her money to the poor instead of buying beautiful artwork? Dr. Elizabeth Klein and Chris Stefanick unveil how everyone benefits from the Church's wealth.

  • Pius XII: Under the Roman Sky

    Based on Vatican documents and personal testimonies used by advocates for the canonization cause of Venerable Pope Pius XII, this epic film stars acclaimed actor James Cromwell in a powerful movie about the great and often hidden struggle waged by the Pope and many others with him to save the Jew...

  • John XXIII: The Pope of Peace

    An inspiring feature film on Saint Pope John XXIII, starring Edward Asner in an acclaimed performance as the beloved pontiff, who came from common stock and was known for his simplicity, courage, and love for humanity. Shot on location in Rome and Italy, and produced by the Italian film company L...

  • Revolution of John XXIII: The Second Vatican Council

    Rome, 1959. Cardinals elect a 76 year old Pope, hoping for an uneventful pontificate without surprises. But John XXIII surprised everyone.

    With the Second Vatican Council, Pope John XXIII launched the greatest revolution in the modern history of the Catholic Church. He summoned the world's b...

  • The Next Pope

    Tim Gray talks with George Weigel about his new book "The Next Pope" and the future of the Church.

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  • The McCarrick Report and Pope Saint John Paul II

    Dr. Tim Gray and George Weigel, Pope Saint John Paul II's Papal Biographer, discuss the recently released Report on former Cardinal McCarrick and how it relates to Pope Saint John Paul II.

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    Click to purchase George Weigel's book, The Next Pope
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  • Jesus of Nazareth: Holy Week by Pope Benedict XVI

    For Christians, Jesus of Nazareth is the Son of God, who died for the sins of the world, and who rose from the dead in triumph over sin and death. For non-Christians, he is almost anything else--a myth, a political revolutionary, a prophet whose teaching was misunderstood or distorted by his foll...

  • Why a Church? | The Search | Episode 7

    How do I access this man who lived 2000 years ago? How do I live this call of love? We uniquely encounter the love of God in His Church. But really? The Church? There are so many negative views of the Church. It’s out of touch. It’s full of bad people. It’s just too boring. Maybe when we say “The...

  • The Divine Plan

    How does a plot that involves the assassination attempts of President Reagan and Pope John Paul II, KGB scheming, and CIA intrigue become the final act to topple the Soviet Empire? The Divine Plan dives deep into the pivotal bond between Pope John Paul II and President Ronald Reagan. Just six we...

  • The Pope and Joe Biden... I doubt it! | Chris Stefanick Show

    Chris discusses President Biden and Pope Francis, dives into the spirituality of FUN, and gets a shave on the show.

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  • Pope John Paul II and the New Evangelization | The Augustine Institute Show

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    Dr. Sean Innerst, Dean of the Augustine Institute Graduate School of Theology, joins Dr. Tim Gray on the Augustine Institute Show. Dr. Innerst and Dr. Gray will discuss Saint John Paul II's papacy and the New Evangelization in ...

  • Saint Celestine: The Pope Who Quit

    This is the riveting and mysterious story of Pope St. Celestine V, the pope who retired from the papacy after a very short reign. At the close of the tumultuous Middle Ages, this future monk and pope seemed destined from birth to save the world. He became a hermit and the founder of a religious o...

  • Pope Benedict XVI

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    Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI has returned to the Father’s House. The Holy See Press Office announced that the Pope Emeritus died at 9:34 AM on Saturday morning in his residence at the Mater Ecclesiae Monastery, which the 95-year-old Pope emeritus had chosen as his residence after resigning from the...