Christ the King Sunday: Pope Pius XI's 1925 Answer to Rising Secularism | EWTN News Nightly

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This weekend the Church marks Christ the King Sunday. It is the final weekend before the start of Advent. It also is an initiative started by Pope Pius XI in 1925 to combat the rise of secularism and atheism. Pastor of Holy Comforter Saint Cyprian Catholic Church in Washington DC and author of a story on Christ the King Sunday for the National Catholic Register, Monsignor Charles Pope, joins to discuss what he means by secularism. Msgr. Charles shares why Pope Pius XI picked Christ the King and not any of His other titles. Initially, Christ the King Sunday was celebrated on the last Sunday of October, then it was changed to the last Sunday in Ordinary Time. Msgr. Charles tells us why there was a change. He fills us in on what things we can do to help fight back against secularism. ------------ EWTN News Nightly provides the latest news and analysis from a Catholic perspective. Join host Tracy Sabol, our Capitol Hill, White House and Rome Correspondents, as well as many other diverse guests daily, to get the latest from the U.S. and the Vatican on topics regarding our Catholic faith and interests. ------------- EWTN News Nightly airs on EWTN weekdays at 6pm & 9pm ET. ------------ Don't miss an episode of EWTN New Nightly. Get updates here: https://www.ewtn.com/tv/shows/ewtn-news-nightly ------------- Sign up today to receive the EWTN News Nightly newsletter: https://www.ewtn.com/enn ------------- Follow EWTN News Nightly on Social Media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ewtnnewsnightly Twitter: https://twitter.com/EWTNNewsNightly Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ewtnnewsnightly/ ------------- Subscribe to EWTN YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/user/EWTN ------------- You can support the EWTN News mission: https://bit.ly/3qDR1qf

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