The Catholic Talk Show
The Catholic Talk Show
Ryan Scheel, Ryan DellaCrosse, & Fr. Michael Nixon
Episodes
About
Reviews
Promote
How Powerful Is The Vatican Really? (With JD Flynn)
1 hour 10 minutes Posted Aug 31, 2026 at 10:00 am.
How Powerful Is the Vatican?
Why Does the World Listen to the Pope?
When Vatican Diplomacy Fails
Is the Vatican Too Naive?
Who Actually Runs the Vatican?
The Vatican’s #2 Most Powerful Man?
The Vatican’s Secretive China Deal
What an American Pope Changes
Why the Cardinals Chose Leo
Pope Leo vs. Trump?
Gaza, Pizzaballa & The Heart of All Nations
0:00
1:10:48
Download MP3
Show notes
In this episode of The Catholic Talk Show, Ryan is joined by JD Flynn of The Pillar to explore how powerful the Vatican really is. From China and Pope Leo’s relationship with President Trump to the war in Gaza, they reveal how the Holy See influences world affairs through diplomacy and moral authority.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This podcast uses Megaphone for stats, tracking, and dynamic audio, and Podtrac for stats. Learn more on this podcast's About tab. Dynamic Audio may cause this episode's timestamps to be slightly off.
← See all 381 episodes of The Catholic Talk Show
Podbay © 2026 Fancy Soups
About