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“Catholic Classics” Podcast Hits #2 in Religion and Spirituality on Apple—Again!

[Exton, PA, October 2, 2024—]

The Catholic Classics podcast is back on the Apple Podcast charts for Religion & Spirituality for the 3rd year in a row. This year, Catholic Classics hit #2 on the Apple Podcast Religion & Spirituality chart, and #40 in All Categories.

Leading on the Apple Podcast charts now an annual tradition for Catholic Classics, which hit #1 in Religion & Spirituality with Season 1 in 2022, and #2 in Religion & Spirituality with Season 2 in 2023.

Each season of Catholic Classics explores an essential book from the Catholic tradition. On each episode, the text is read aloud together with commentary from experts like Fr. Gregory Pine, O.P., Fr. Jacob Bertrand Janczyk, O.P., and Fr. Michael-Joseph Paris, O.C.D. Ascension annually produces an heirloom edition of the selected text, with a leatherlike cover, foil stamping, and excellent English translations.

Previous Catholic Classics seasons have included:

  • 2022: Introduction to the Devout Life (by St. Francis de Sales)
  • 2023: Confessions of St. Augustine (by St. Augustine of Hippo)
  • 2024: Story of a Soul (by St. Thérèse of Lisieux)

Listen to Season 3 of Catholic Classics here, and read more about the hosts and season details here.

“The French narrator takes this to the next level.”

In Ascension’s Catholic Classics Facebook group, 7,400 people are following along with the podcast and discussing each day’s episode. So far the audience seems to love the French narrator who is reading St. Thérèse’s words, giving an authentic feel to the autobiography. Group members are also expressing excitement about getting to know a new saint and a new Catholic book:

“I’m so glad that I found this podcast!”

The Catholic Classics podcast is designed to help lay Catholics read and understand key books from the Catholic spiritual tradition which might be intimidating to someone without religious training. Audience reviews on Apple from Season 2 (2023) show that listeners are loving this project, and eagerly follow along with each season:

Learn more about Season 3 of Catholic Classics in the August press release here.

About Ascension

Ascension is a multimedia network and the leader in Catholic faith formation and digital content. Over the past 25 years, Ascension has helped nurture the faith of more than 20 million Catholics through award-winning books, the chart-topping Bible in a Year (with Fr. Mike Schmitz)® podcast, more than 50 unique faith formation programs, and Ascension Presents, which hosts one of the largest Catholic YouTube channels in English.