This version of The Weekly Leo covers material released in the last week, from 27 March 2026 to 15 April 2026.

Homilies

• 11 April 2026 – Holy Rosary for Peace
• 14 April 2026 – Apostolic journey to Algeria’ Holy Mass in the Basilica of Saint Augustine (Annaba 14 April 2026)

Letters

• 12 April 2026 – Letter of the Holy Father to the Cardinals

Messages

• 27 March 2026 – Message of the Holy Father to the Pontifical Biblical Commission on the Occasion of the Plenary Session [13–17 April 2026]
• 1 April 2026 – Message of His Holiness Pope Leo XIV to Participants in the Plenary Session of the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences
• 6 April 2026 – Message of the Holy Father, signed by the Cardinal Secretary of State, Pietro Parolin, to the inhabitants of the village of Debel (Lebanon)

Regina Caeli

• 12 April 2026 – Regina Caeli

Speeches

• 9 April 2026 – To Athletes of the Milan–Cortina 2026 Olympic and Paralympic Games
• 13 April 2026 – Apostolic Journey of the Holy Father to Algeria, Cameroon, Angola and Equatorial Guinea’ Greeting to Journalists during the Rome–Algiers flight (Papal Flight)
• 13 April 2026 – Apostolic journey to Algeria’ Meeting with the Algerian Community Basilica of Our Lady of Africa (Algiers 13 April 2026)
• 13 April 2026 – Apostolic Journey to Algeria’ Visit to the Great Mosque of Algiers
• 13 April 2026 – Apostolic journey to Algeria’ Meeting with the Authorities, Civil Society and the Diplomatic Corps Djamaa el Djazair Conference Center (Algiers)
• 13 April 2026 – Apostolic journey to Algeria’ Visit to the Maqam Echahid martyrs’ monument (Algiers)
• 14 April 2026 – Apostolic journey to Algeria’ Meeting at the ‘Ma Maison’ Care Home for the Elderly (Annaba)
• 15 April 2026 – Apostolic Journey to Camerun’ Visit to the Ngul Zamba Orphanage (Yaoundé)
• 15 April 2026 – Apostolic Journey to Cameroon’ Greeting of the Holy Father to Journalists During the Flight to Yaoundé (Papal Flight)
• 15 April 2026 – Apostolic Journey to Camerun’ Meeting with the Authorities, Civil Society and the Diplomatic Corps (Yaoundé)

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She erased the memory. The guilt came back anyway. T’Pol hunts a Vulcan fugitive on an icy moon — and relives a killing she’d had ritually purged from her mind. Dom Bettinelli and Jimmy Akin on memory, guilt, and trust.

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In 1928, an exorcism unfolded in a tiny Iowa convent. It inspired a 2016 movie. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli examine the public account and a never-published secret manuscript of the Earling Exorcism. Part 1 of 2.

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• Begone Satan! (annotated & illustrated)
• The Social Science Study of Exorcism in Christianity
• The Penguin Book of Exorcisms
• The Exorcist Effect
• Fr. Vincent Lampert interview

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This version of The Weekly Leo covers material released in the last week, from 4 April 2026 to 8 April 2026.

General Audiences

• 8 April 2026 – General Audience – Catechesis. The Documents of the Second Vatican Council. II. Dogmatic Constitution Lumen gentium. 7. Holiness and evangelical counsels in the Church

Homilies

• 4 April 2026 – Easter Sunday ‘Resurrection of the Lord’ – Easter Vigil in the Holy Night
• 5 April 2026 – Easter Sunday ‘Resurrection of the Lord’ – Holy Mass on Easter Day

Messages

• 5 April 2026 – Easter Sunday – Resurrection of the Lord – ‘Urbi et Orbi’ Blessing, 2026

Regina Caeli

• 6 April 2026 – Regina Caeli, Easter Monday

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Tom Paris and Neelix crash on Planet Hell and are forced to care for a newly-hatched alien creature — and finally put their rivalry over Kes to rest. Dom Bettinelli, Jimmy Akin, and Fr. Jason Tyler break down the Voyager episode Parturition. Stranded together, Paris and Neelix must cooperate to care for a newly-hatched creature. The panel examines Neelix’s controlling jealousy, Janeway’s command style, plot logic holes, and the writers’ deliberate choice to finally resolve the Paris-Neelix tension.

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This version of The Weekly Leo covers material released in the last week, from 20 March 2026 to 2 April 2026.

Angelus

• 29 March 2026 – Angelus,Palm Sunday

General Audiences

• 1 April 2026 – The Documents of the Second Vatican Council. II. Dogmatic Constitution Lumen gentium. 6. Living stones in the Church and witnesses in the world’ the laity in the People of God

Homilies

• 28 March 2026 – Apostolic Journey to the Principality of Monaco’ Holy Mass at the Louis II Stadium
• 28 March 2026 – Apostolic Journey to the Principality of Monaco’ Meeting with the Catholic Community at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception
• 29 March 2026 – Palm Sunday’ Passion of the Lord – Commemoration of the Lord’s Entrance into Jerusalem and Holy Mass
• 2 April 2026 – Holy Thursday – Evening Mass of the Lord’s Supper
• 2 April 2026 – Holy Thursday – Chrism Mass

Messages

• 20 March 2026 – Message of Pope Leo XIV on the Occasion of the Installation of the Archbishop of Canterbury

Prayers

• 31 March 2026 – Video message ‘Pray with the Pope’’ – April’ For priests in crisis

Speeches

• 26 March 2026 – To Participants in the Meeting organized by the National Transplant Center
• 28 March 2026 – Apostolic Journey to the Principality of Monaco’ Meeting with Young People and Catechumens in the area in front of the Church of Sainte-Dévote
• 28 March 2026 – Apostolic Journey to the Principality of Monaco’ Courtesy Visit to H.S.H. the Prince of Monaco (Prince’s Palace of Monaco)
• 30 March 2026 – To Members of the Illinois Municipal League
• 30 March 2026 – To the Monastic Community of the Abbey of Santa Scolastica in Subiaco, the Monastic Community of the Abbey of Santa Maria del Monte in Cesena, and the Benedictine Nuns of the Abbey of Santa Scolastica
• 30 March 2026 – To Members of the Italian Ausilia Foundation

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In 1952, a self-taught philosopher near Palomar Mountain walked into the California desert and claimed to meet a being from Venus. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli investigate the remarkable story of George Adamski, the first UFO contactee.

https://youtu.be/eh_LMjd_dZA

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• Jerome Clark’s The UFO Encyclopedia (3rd ed.)
• George Adamski’s book Flying Saucers Have Landed
• George Adamski’s book Inside the Flying Saucers
• Adam Gorightly’s book A Is For Adamski
• George Adamski (Wikipedia)
• Dean Radin et al. article on pupil contraction

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Chapters:

• 0:00 – MYS411
• 0:23 – Intro
• 1:55 – Who was George Adamski?
• 4:37 – First UFO sightings
• 13:15 – Desert encounter in 1952
• 19:03 – Meeting the space man
• 21:27 – Thank you to Patrons
• 22:00 – Sponsor: Rosary Army and School of Mary
• 22:26 – Orthon
• 28:55 – Venusians and the atomic bomb
• 31:44 – Venusian beliefs
• 40:56 – Orthon returns
• 43:46 – Reaction from the Silence Group
• 46:36 – George’s books and growing fame
• 50:27 – Moseley, Maxfield, and Bloom critiques
• 1:05:51 – The Straith letter
• 1:10:43 – UFO pickup from a train
• 1:13:04 – World tour and papal audience
• 1:20:05 – A final UFO visit
• 1:23:51 – A programming note on this episode
• 1:24:36 – Bottom Line
• 1:25:17 – Further Resources
• 1:25:47 – Mysterious Feedback: #400 Mysterious Experiences
• 1:32:43 – Your mysterious feedback
• 1:33:19 – Thank you to Oasis Studio 7
• 1:33:25 – Jimmy’s YouTube channel
• 1:34:02 – Next Time: The Earling Exorcism
• 1:34:16 – Share the show
• 1:34:25 – Show notes
• 1:34:32 – Become a Patron
• 1:34:40 – Sponsor: The Grady Group
• 1:35:00 – Outro

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In DS9’s “Crossfire,” Odo’s longing for Kira collides with First Minister Shakaar’s confidence. Dom Bettinelli, Fr. Jason Tyler, and Jimmy Akin ask: is Odo’s emotional rigidity protecting him — or guaranteeing heartbreak?

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This version of The Weekly Leo covers material released in the last week, from 15 March 2026 to 25 March 2026.

Angelus

• 22 March 2026 – Angelus

General Audiences

• 25 March 2026 – General Audience – Catechesis. The Documents of Vatican Council II. II. Dogmatic Constitution Lumen gentium. 5. On the foundation of the Apostles. The Church in her hierarchical dimension

Homilies

• 15 March 2026 – Pastoral Visit to the Parish of the Sacred Heart (Ponte Mammolo)

Messages

• 16 March 2026 – Message of His Holiness Pope Leo XIV for the 63rd World Day of Prayer for Vocations 2026
• 18 March 2026 – Message of the Holy Father on the passing of His Holiness and Beatitude Ilia II,Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia, Archbishop of Mtskheta-Tbilisi and Metropolitan of Abkhazia and Bichvinta
• 19 March 2026 – Message of His Holiness Pope Leo XIV on the occasion of the Tenth Anniversary of the Post-Synodal Apostolic Exhortation Amoris laetitia

Speeches

• 21 March 2026 – To Participants in the General Assembly of the Focolare Movement
• 23 March 2026 – To Directors and Staff of the Italian National Airline ITA Airways
• 25 March 2026 – To the Delegation from the Programme for Christian-Muslim Relations in Africa (PROCMURA)

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TNG’s “The Hunted” is a Vietnam allegory that rarely gets its due. Dom Bettinelli, Jimmy Akin, and Fr. Jason Tyler examine what works, what doesn’t, and how stronger dramatic choices could have made it truly great.

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