Pope St. John Paul II used the term “culture of death” in his 1995 encyclical Evangelium Vitae to capture the secular world’s dark confluence of poisonous ideas and practices that lead—directly and indirectly—to spiritual and physical ruin.

Sadly, we’ve seen the culture of death advance on many fronts. Today, we focus on the increasing legalization of euthanasia in the United States and abroad. Listen as Bishop Barron and Matt Petrusek discuss the issue and how Catholics can and should respond to it.

Click the video below to watch Episode #431: Euthanasia and the Culture of Death.