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Rome by Émile Zola: A Catholic Encounter with Faith, Power, and Pilgrimage Part 2

466 min • 6 augusti 2025
In Rome, Émile Zola explores the spiritual, political, and personal tensions at the heart of the Eternal City. Following the journey of a French priest who visits Rome with dreams of renewing the Church, Zola paints a sweeping portrait of Vatican politics, Catholic tradition, and the timeless human longing for holiness and reform.

While Zola himself was known for his naturalist and often skeptical view of religion, Catholic listeners can approach this work as a dramatic mirror reflecting the Church’s human dimension and the enduring call to interior renewal. Rome invites Catholics to ponder the complex relationship between spiritual ideals and institutional realities, all set against the grandeur of St. Peter’s Basilica and the living memory of the saints.

This audiobook offers rich material for reflection on the Church’s mission, the dangers of clerical ambition, and the universal need for authentic holiness and conversion.

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