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This week on Register Radio, we look at his Charlie Kirk's legacy on college campuses when we talk to Catholic journalist Jack Figge and Hillsdale College journalism student Moira Gleason. Solène Tadié tells us about Dubai’s Hidden Faith and the incredible story of St. Joan of Arc’s ring.

We are joined by Bishop Daniel Thomas, shepherd of the Diocese of Toledo, Ohio, to discuss his important pastoral letter on the Catholic response to gender ideology. Register senior contributor Edward Pentin talks about the reaction to Charlie Kirk’s assassination in the UK, and he gives some updates on notable stories across the Pond.

This weekend we are celebrating the canonizations of two extraordinary young men: Carlo Acutis and Pier Giorgio Frassati. This week on Register Radio we are joined by Register Contributor Sabrina Ferris who had a chance to interview Carlo Acutis' mother. And then as AI, Artficial Intelligence, continues to grow in influence and usage, Colleges and universities are confronting tough questions about the use of AI tools in academia. We talk to Register staff writer, Jonah McKeown about what lies ahead for students and professors in the halls both real and virtual of higher learning.

Jonathan Liedl on the tragic shooting in Minnesota and Teresa Tomeo on the 2025 EWTN Catholic Radio Conference

Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati’s will soon be canonized. He is a beloved saint known for his love of Christ and sports, but he is also being called a patron saint of fashion. We are joined by Mary Harper, founder of LiturgicalStyle.com and author of the forthcoming book What the Saints Wore. Register staff writer Jonah McKeown tells us about one powerful use of AI: Saints talking to Saints.

In an era in which overworked priests are grappling with issues of morale and sometimes indifferent parishes, a diocese in Massachusetts has turned to the perfect person for help. This week on Register Radio we are joined by Bishop Edgar Da Cunha of Fall River to talk about how priests and seminarians have consecrated themselves to St. John Vianney. And then we are joined by Register Senior Writer, Zelda Caldwell who tells us about Catholic hubs thriving across the country.

Pope Leo XIV is almost at his 100th day as Supreme Pontiff and Catholics are looking back at his first months and looking ahead to the next steps of his pontificate. This week on Register Radio we are joined by Register Senior Editor Jonathan Liedl with his analysis. The canonizations of Carlo Acutis and Pier Giorgio Frassatti are only weeks away in Rome. We hear from CNA Rome Correspondent and expert in Carlo Acutis, Courtney Mares.

Pope Leo XIV will soon proclaim St. John Henry Newman as the 38th Doctor of the Church. This week on Register Radio we are joined by Register Senior Contributor Edward Pentin to discuss. A seminary rector offers important advice, from ways to foster children’s spiritual development to why gathering around the dinner table is vital to the domestic church. We speak to Father Carter Griffin about his book Forming Families Forming Saints.

Matthew Bunson and Shannon Mullen welcome Register Senior Editor Zelda Caldwell on teaching the lost art of effective sermons and the Register's Managing Editor of Digital Assets Alyssa Murphy on beach masses on Long Island.

The only Catholic parish in Gaza, Holy Family, is still trying to recover from a strike by Israeli forces this week. What are the implications of the attack for Christians in Gaza and beyond? This week on Register Radio we are joined by Ambassador Alberto Fernandez with his analysis. And then… There is quite a bit of discussion about the theological term deification. Register senior editor Jonathan Liedl joins us.

Matthew Bunson and Shannon Mullen discuss the recent flooding in Texas and its tragic aftermath with Register contributor Jim Graves and CNA Senior Editor Amira Abuzeid and welcome back Register Europe Correspondent Solène Tadié to discuss the famous Father’s pilgrimage in France and other news.

Shannon Mullen, editor-in-chief of the National Catholic Register, welcomes Register staff writer Matt McDonald to discuss the recent Opus Dei tragedy in California and Register staff writer Jonah McKeown discusses the recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling restricting access to online pornography.

This week Matthew Bunson and Shannon Mullen welcome Ambassador Alberto Fernandez to discuss the recent military action in Iran and Solene Tadie to discuss Papal wines and the Pope's tailor.

On this week's show Matthew Bunson and Shannon Mullen welcome back Edward Pentin to discuss Pope Leo XIV and the TLM controversy, and Jeffrey Bruno discusses the NEC and Eucharistic Pilgrimages.

Early last month, lawmakers in Washington state enacted a new law, set to take effect in late July, that will mandate Catholic priests to report child abuse they learn about in the context of confession — forcing priests to risk automatic excommunication from the Church for breaking the sacramental seal. What does this mean for the Church in the Northwest and across the country in other legislative hot spots? This week on RR we are joined by Register staff writer Jonah McKeown. And then, a month has passed since the election of Pope Leo XIV and Register Senior Editor Jonathan Liedl discusses how the new pontiff has settled in and what we can discern about his impending decisions.

The Bishop of Charlotte has postponed a plan to restrict the Traditional Latin Mass (TLM) in his diocese after significant backlash, the latest development in a wide-reaching liturgical controversy that has engulfed western North Carolina and beyond. We are joined by Jonathan Liedl, Register Senior Editor for the latest.

Matthew Bunson and Shannon Mullen welcome this week's guest Zelda Caldwell, senior writer for the Register to discuss important topics related to Catholics and then host an editor's corner to discuss recent stories in the Register.

Dr. Matthew Bunson, Senior Vatican Analyst for the National Catholic Register Edward Pentin, and Vatican Editor for EWTN News Frank Rocca discuss the early days of the pontificate of Pope Leo XIV.

Dr. Matthew Bunson and Vatican Editor for EWTN News Frank Rocca discuss the first week of the pontificate of Pope Leo XIV.

Our host, Dr. Matthew Bunson, VP and Editorial director for EWTN News is joined by Frank Rocca, Senior Vatican Analyst for EWTN News, and Hannah Brockhaus, Senior Vatican Correspondent for the Catholic News Agency, to discuss our new Holy Father, Pope Leo XIV.