In this episode, correspondents Luke Mandato and Quinton Amundson join host Mickey Conlon to provide an update on the state of the newest peace deal in Gaza and chat about what a lasting peace might look like, if possible. Register staff then explore Pope Leo XIV’s new exhortation Dilexi te (“I Have Loved You”), which calls us to walk “poor with the poor,” building on the late Pope Francis’s legacy. Closer to home, staff look at Amundson’s story on Bill S-235’s push against human trafficking and Mandato’s chat with Fr. Terrence McKenna, who reflected on the Blue Jays’ playoff “spiritual journey” after the Game 3 thriller in Seattle.

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• Priest finds spiritual in Jays' run | The Catholic Register - The divine drama of the Toronto Blue Jays' current postseason run isn’t lost on Fr. Terrence “Terry” McKenna, who continues to support his favourite team and find spiritual echoes hidden on baseball's grandest stages.
• Proposed trafficking strategy puts victims first | The Catholic Register - Non-profits raising awareness about human trafficking have pressed Canadian politicians for over a year to implement a renewed national strategy as the previous countrywide plan expired at the end of 2024.
• Church for the poor is 'fitting,' says CCCB president | The Catholic Register - Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (CCCB) president Pierre Goudreault lauds Pope Leo XIV’s maiden apostolic exhortation Dilexi Te (“I have loved you”) as a “great contribution to the theology of revelation of God” and “the social teaching of the Church.”
• Church must 'walk poor with the poor' to serve Christ, Pope says in new exhortation | The Catholic Register - In his first apostolic exhortation, Pope Leo XIV has taken up the call of Pope Francis for Christians to see in the poor the very face of Christ — and to be a Church that "walks poor with the poor" in order to authentically live out the Gospel.
• In Egypt, Trump touts 'phase 2' of ceasefire deal after Hamas releases living Israeli hostages | The Catholic Register - President Donald Trump said during a meeting in Egypt on Oct. 13 that "phase two has started" of a peace deal between Israel and Hamas in response to a question from a reporter about when the next stage of negotiations would begin.

About the Hosts:

Mickey Conlon: Is the Editor of The Catholic Register and has been a reporter and columnist for the Register.

Luke Mandato: Is a reporter for The Catholic Register.

Quinton Amundson: Quinton is a reporter for The Catholic Register.