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John-Henry interviews some of the most well-known clergy and laity in the Church while offering commentary on the most important news developments in Rome and around the world.Find full episodes and exclusive content at lifesitenews.com ! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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May 8, 2026 • 45min
Tabernacle Off to the Side? Archbishop Sheen Would Have NONE of It
They called him the greatest communicator of the Gospel in American history. But Fulton Sheen was also a fierce enforcer of Catholic tradition, and the stories are only now coming out.He demanded the tabernacle remain central in every church. Not off to the side. Not in a chapel. Front and center. Because the Eucharist is not an ornament, it is the source and summit of the faith, and Sheen would not allow it to be hidden.He banned cassock-free priests from his diocese. No modernist dress. No blending in with the world. If you were a priest, you dressed like one, publicly, unashamedly, and with reverence for the office you held.And when seminarians began embracing the creeping liberalism of the 1960s and 70s, Sheen did not dialogue with them. He purged them. "No modernists allowed," was the unspoken rule, and he meant it.HELP SUPPORT WORK LIKE THIS: https://give.lifesitenews.com/?utm_source=SOCIAL U.S. residents! Create a will with LifeSiteNews: https://www.mylegacywill.com/lifesitenews ****PROTECT Your Wealth with gold, silver, and precious metals: https://sjp.stjosephpartners.com/lifesitenews +++SHOP ALL YOUR FUN AND FAVORITE LIFESITE MERCH! https://shop.lifesitenews.com/ +++Connect with John-Henry Westen and all of LifeSiteNews on social media:LifeSite: https://linktr.ee/lifesitenewsJohn-Henry Westen: https://linktr.ee/jhwesten Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

May 6, 2026 • 29min
SSPX Consecrations Could Trigger Vatican SHOWDOWN
Tensions rise as the Society of Saint Pius X prepares for new episcopal consecrations, with reports of possible disciplinary action from the Vatican. The debate centers on whether consecrating auxiliary bishops without territorial authority constitutes schism or remains within canonical bounds. Critics point to a double standard, contrasting scrutiny of the SSPX with episcopal decisions in China. The situation is framed as a major test of authority, tradition, and interpretation of the Second Vatican Council.HELP SUPPORT WORK LIKE THIS: https://give.lifesitenews.com/?utm_source=SOCIAL U.S. residents! Create a will with LifeSiteNews: https://www.mylegacywill.com/lifesitenews ****PROTECT Your Wealth with gold, silver, and precious metals: https://sjp.stjosephpartners.com/lifesitenews +++SHOP ALL YOUR FUN AND FAVORITE LIFESITE MERCH! https://shop.lifesitenews.com/ +++Connect with John-Henry Westen and all of LifeSiteNews on social media:LifeSite: https://linktr.ee/lifesitenewsJohn-Henry Westen: https://linktr.ee/jhwesten Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

May 1, 2026 • 28min
Pope Leo XIV’s Seminary Classmate Goes Nuclear: The Synodal Church is “Diabolical"
Professor William Thomas doesn't hold back as he lays out the stark choice facing Catholics: following a "diabolical" Synodal church that is built on the errors of Modernism, or staying faithful to the authentic Magisterium of the Catholic Church. A former classmate of Pope Leo XIV, Thomas brings a wealth of theological insights into the unfolding crisis that is causing doctrinal confusion across the world. The solution? Personal holiness and a return to orthodox Catholicism based on the Scriptures and Tradition.HELP SUPPORT WORK LIKE THIS: https://give.lifesitenews.com/?utm_source=SOCIAL U.S. residents! Create a will with LifeSiteNews: https://www.mylegacywill.com/lifesitenews ****PROTECT Your Wealth with gold, silver, and precious metals: https://sjp.stjosephpartners.com/lifesitenews +++SHOP ALL YOUR FUN AND FAVORITE LIFESITE MERCH! https://shop.lifesitenews.com/ +++Connect with John-Henry Westen and all of LifeSiteNews on social media:LifeSite: https://linktr.ee/lifesitenewsJohn-Henry Westen: https://linktr.ee/jhwesten Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Apr 29, 2026 • 45min
Fatima Priests Gruner and Kramer: Benedict’s Resignation Invalid - Francis was NOT Pope
John-Henry Westen speaks with Paul Kramer about the controversy surrounding the resignation of Pope Benedict XVI and whether it met the requirements of canon law. The discussion centers on the distinction between munus (office) and ministerium (ministry), and how that difference could affect the legitimacy of later papal claims. The conversation explores broader theological questions about papal authority, heresy, and continuity in Church leadership. Implications for the pontificates of Pope Francis and Pope Leo XIV are also examined, underscoring ongoing debates within Catholic circles over authority, clarity, and fidelity to tradition.HELP SUPPORT WORK LIKE THIS: https://give.lifesitenews.com/?utm_source=SOCIAL U.S. residents! Create a will with LifeSiteNews: https://www.mylegacywill.com/lifesitenews ****PROTECT Your Wealth with gold, silver, and precious metals: https://sjp.stjosephpartners.com/lifesitenews +++SHOP ALL YOUR FUN AND FAVORITE LIFESITE MERCH! https://shop.lifesitenews.com/ +++Connect with John-Henry Westen and all of LifeSiteNews on social media:LifeSite: https://linktr.ee/lifesitenewsJohn-Henry Westen: https://linktr.ee/jhwesten Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Apr 24, 2026 • 36min
BOMBS, DEATH THREATS & Pedophiles: What Canada’s Bill C-9 Will Do to Christians
She quoted Leviticus. Now she faces prison. Finnish MP Päivi Räsänen did not incite violence. She did not threaten anyone. She simply stated what Christians have believed for two thousand years: that certain behaviors are sinful according to Scripture. For this, she has been prosecuted, threatened, and targeted—and now watches as Canada races down the same road with Bill C-9.This is not about one law in one country. It is about a global redefinition of "harm" that criminalizes the very act of holding traditional religious beliefs. Räsänen's case reveals the new logic: offense is violence. Disagreement is hate. And the state now decides which doctrines are permissible and which are punishable.The bombs and death threats she has received are not anomalies. They are the logical outcome of a culture that treats Christian teaching as a criminal act. Meanwhile, pedophiles receive lighter sentences than pastors who quote the Bible. The inversion is not accidental. It is the architecture of a post-Christian legal system.HELP SUPPORT WORK LIKE THIS: https://give.lifesitenews.com/?utm_source=SOCIAL U.S. residents! Create a will with LifeSiteNews: https://www.mylegacywill.com/lifesitenews ****PROTECT Your Wealth with gold, silver, and precious metals: https://sjp.stjosephpartners.com/lifesitenews +++SHOP ALL YOUR FUN AND FAVORITE LIFESITE MERCH! https://shop.lifesitenews.com/ +++Connect with John-Henry Westen and all of LifeSiteNews on social media:LifeSite: https://linktr.ee/lifesitenewsJohn-Henry Westen: https://linktr.ee/jhwesten Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Apr 22, 2026 • 30min
Catholic Conversion SURGE Among Young Men: Meet Wade Searle
Catholic Conversions are rising worldwide, but especially among young men in particular. In America, this trend is especially concentrated in cities of influence, such as Washington D.C., New York City, and Chicago, as young men working in politics and finance search for truth and order. Wade Searle is one such young man, who worked in D.C. for years and has converted to Catholicism this Easter. Wade explains to John-Henry why young men are finding Catholicism so alluring and fascinating in a modern world that rejects and opposes life, order, truth and beauty.HELP SUPPORT WORK LIKE THIS: https://give.lifesitenews.com/?utm_source=SOCIAL U.S. residents! Create a will with LifeSiteNews: https://www.mylegacywill.com/lifesitenews ****PROTECT Your Wealth with gold, silver, and precious metals: https://sjp.stjosephpartners.com/lifesitenews +++SHOP ALL YOUR FUN AND FAVORITE LIFESITE MERCH! https://shop.lifesitenews.com/ +++Connect with John-Henry Westen and all of LifeSiteNews on social media:LifeSite: https://linktr.ee/lifesitenewsJohn-Henry Westen: https://linktr.ee/jhwesten Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Apr 17, 2026 • 48min
Globalist Plot That Removed Benedict: SWIFT, NSA Spying & US Intel Exposed | Liz Yore
Pope Benedict XVI did not simply resign. He was removed by a coordinated globalist operation involving US intelligence, financial pressure through the SWIFT system, and a "Catholic Spring" designed to reshape the Church from within.Liz Yore joins John-Henry Westen to lay out the evidence. WikiLeaks cables reveal US State Department interest in undermining Benedict's leadership. NSA surveillance targeted Vatican communications. Financial institutions were weaponized to pressure a pope who stood in the way of mass migration, normalized China relations, and the secularizing agenda sweeping Western institutions.HELP SUPPORT WORK LIKE THIS: https://give.lifesitenews.com/?utm_source=SOCIAL U.S. residents! Create a will with LifeSiteNews: https://www.mylegacywill.com/lifesitenews ****PROTECT Your Wealth with gold, silver, and precious metals: https://sjp.stjosephpartners.com/lifesitenews +++SHOP ALL YOUR FUN AND FAVORITE LIFESITE MERCH! https://shop.lifesitenews.com/ +++Connect with John-Henry Westen and all of LifeSiteNews on social media:LifeSite: https://linktr.ee/lifesitenewsJohn-Henry Westen: https://linktr.ee/jhwesten Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mar 27, 2026 • 40min
They want us to HATE Iran - Jason Jones EXPOSES their lies
Jason Jones, founder of the Vulnerable People Project and humanitarian filmmaker, recounts frontline aid and advocacy for persecuted communities. He critiques recycled war narratives, warns against a rush to militarize Iran, and contrasts global hypocrisies in human rights. He also shares stories of Palestinian Christians, backlash faced by defenders of the vulnerable, and the moral costs of speaking out.

Mar 25, 2026 • 1h 2min
Muslim Woman's Shocking Visions of Jesus & Mary
She was raised Muslim, entered an arranged marriage in a devout Sunni household, and spent years searching for God within the boundaries of Islam. Then everything changed.Nikki Kingsley joins John-Henry Westen to share the extraordinary story of how she encountered the Virgin Mary inside a Catholic cathedral—not as a distant figure, but as a living presence who spoke to her. Later came visions of Jesus, vivid and undeniable, culminating in a moment inside a Catholic church where she received what she could no longer deny: Christ is God.Her conversion cost her family, her community, and everything she once knew. But what she found was worth the price. Kingsley now reflects on what it means to evangelize Muslims—not through argument alone, but through the witness of a life transformed. And at the center of it all stands Our Lady, who led her home.HELP SUPPORT WORK LIKE THIS: https://give.lifesitenews.com/?utm_source=SOCIAL U.S. residents! Create a will with LifeSiteNews: https://www.mylegacywill.com/lifesitenews ****PROTECT Your Wealth with gold, silver, and precious metals: https://sjp.stjosephpartners.com/lifesitenews +++SHOP ALL YOUR FUN AND FAVORITE LIFESITE MERCH! https://shop.lifesitenews.com/ +++Connect with John-Henry Westen and all of LifeSiteNews on social media:LifeSite: https://linktr.ee/lifesitenewsJohn-Henry Westen: https://linktr.ee/jhwesten Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mar 20, 2026 • 24min
St. Joseph: Terror of Demons—Battles During Exorcisms
Exorcists do not fight alone. When demons are confronted, they react not just to the priest's authority, but to specific saints invoked against them. And one name above others makes hell tremble: St. Joseph.Charles Fraune joins John-Henry Westen to expose a dimension of spiritual warfare most Catholics never see. The communion of saints is not a metaphor. It is an active military alliance. Exorcists strategically invoke saints who serve as "spiritual nemeses" to particular demons, figures whose holiness directly confronts the evil present. St. Joseph, Terror of Demons, has been known to strike the ground and torment evil spirits merely by his invocation. Relics provoke violent reactions. Heaven intervenes in earthly battles in real time.This is not sensationalism. It is the Church's own theology of authority made visible. Demons are afraid, not of us, but of Christ in us. And when we call on the saints, we call on the army that has already won.HELP SUPPORT WORK LIKE THIS: https://give.lifesitenews.com/?utm_source=SOCIAL U.S. residents! Create a will with LifeSiteNews: https://www.mylegacywill.com/lifesitenews ****PROTECT Your Wealth with gold, silver, and precious metals: https://sjp.stjosephpartners.com/lifesitenews +++SHOP ALL YOUR FUN AND FAVORITE LIFESITE MERCH! https://shop.lifesitenews.com/ ****Download the all-new LSNTV App now, available on iPhone and Android!LSNTV Apple Store: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/lsntv/id6469105564 LSNTV Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.lifesitenews.app +++Connect with John-Henry Westen and all of LifeSiteNews on social media:LifeSite: https://linktr.ee/lifesitenewsJohn-Henry Westen: https://linktr.ee/jhwesten Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.


