On Mission 110: The Papacy
In this episode of On Mission, Chris Pierno, Amy Cardin, and Fr. Frank Donio, S.A.C., are joined by Fr. Conrad Murphy, Chaplain at the University of Maryland Catholic Student Center and host of the Habemus Papam podcast, to discuss the history and role of the pope from St. Peter to Pope Francis.
The Papacy, established by Christ when he declared to St. Peter: “And I tell you, you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of Hades will not prevail against it” (Matthew 16:18). The papacy, is the office and jurisdiction of the bishop of Rome and is the head of the Catholic Church. The current pope is Pope Francis who became pope in 2013 and succeeded Pope Benedict XVI.
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