Best of Jesuitical: Why Rome is so important to the Catholic Church

Jesuitical

America Media

Spirituality, Christianity, News, News Commentary, Religion & Spirituality

4.8 • 949 Ratings

🗓️ 18 July 2025

⏱️ 35 minutes

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The hot weather couldn’t keep Ashley and Zac away from the mics, so they’re back with a summer “best of” series, featuring some of the most interesting and engaging interviews from the past few years. In this episode, Professor Kenneth Bartlett, a renowned Renaissance historian and author from the University of Toronto, explores the enduring legacy and allure of the eternal city of Rome for Catholics. Why did Peter go to Rome? Is he actually buried under St. Peter’s Basilica? And why has Rome remained the center of the Roman Catholic Church for 2,000 years? What’s on tap? Brunello di Montalcino (of course!) You can follow us on ⁠X⁠ and on ⁠Instagram:⁠ @jesuiticalshow You can find us on Facebook at ⁠⁠facebook.com/groups/jesuitical Please consider supporting Jesuitical by becoming a digital subscriber to America magazine at ⁠⁠americamagazine.org/subscribe⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:44.6	Hello and welcome to Jesuitical, a podcast from America Media for saints and sinners.
0:50.3	You can join us each week for honest conversations about the Catholic Church and our world today, sometimes over drinks.
0:53.2	I'm Ashley McKinless, and I'm joined by Zach Davis.
0:54.2	Great to be with you, Ashley.
0:57.9	Was not expecting to be back with you so soon. You know, we said we were going on summer break,
1:03.4	but I just couldn't stay with in microphones. I know. You're so vague. I know. I know. Well,
1:08.0	we should say that every year we go on break and we ask people to fill out the listener survey.
1:14.9	And by the way, if you're listening and you're like, I meant to do that. Not too late. It's definitely not too late. And in fact, this is an explicit,
1:19.3	not so subtle shaming of those of you who did not fill out the listener survey. But something we hear in that survey every year is summer break. I get it. You guys need a break. But can't you just
1:23.9	like run reruns or something? And we are listening and here we are. Yeah, we went back
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