At a 40 Days for Life closing in Minnesota, the Crookston bishop recounts how his mother refused an abortion recommendation — and how that decision shaped his lifelong pro-life witness.

COMMENTARY: President Trump’s attack on Pope Leo XIV has brought a simmering tension into the open.

The Holy Father will stay in Cameroon one more night before traveling to Angola on April 18.

After the Vatican halted the sainthood cause of Father Walter Ciszek, a proponent of his cause said the suspension ‘does not diminish the enduring spiritual value’ of Father Ciszek’s witness.

The bishop of Savannah, Georgia, looks forward to ‘welcoming many visitors’ this fall for the upcoming beatification of the 16th-century Jesuit missionaries known as the ‘Georgia Martyrs.’

The ambassador said he seeks to focus on what unites Trump and Leo as bishops continue to call for peace.

The Pope said the protection of the vulnerable ‘challenges the conscience of the Church and measures its ability to express authentic care.’

This Easter the Church welcomed thousands of new Catholics across the country, and among those numerous new Catholics are members of Generation Z, part of what many think might be a significant revival of faith among young people... Register staff writer Jonah McKeown explores the important question: Is this ‘Revival’ Real? And then, the National Catholic Register is launching a redesign, and we are delighted to tell you about the exciting changes and additions to our already award-wining coverage. Register graphic artist Melissa Hartog joins us.

Pope Leo’s insistence that war offends God should be understood as a prohibition against all but legitimate defensive actions, a view that is consistent with the pleas for peace issued by recent popes such as Francis, Benedict XVI and St. John Paul II.

Pope Leo XIV is embarking on his first trip to Africa as Pope next week, with visits to Algeria, Cameroon, Angola, and Equatorial Guinea. What is the Pope’s message? This week on Register Radio we are joined by Fr. Don Bosco Onyalla, editor-in-chief of ACI Africa. And then, the Holy Spirit is at work in Manhattan as astounding numbers of new – and young – Catholics are filling up our churches. Register senior writer Zelda Caldwell has the story.

The Church in the United States is welcoming thousands of new Catholics into our family of faith this Easter. It is a time of joy, anticipation, and welcome. This week on Register Radio, we are joined by several new members of the Church and hear their stories of conversion and their journeys to Catholicism. And then, Theologian and Register Contributor Larry Chapp helps us to remember that In Holy Week, Life’s Indignities Reveal Our Eternal Dignity.

EDITORIAL: If, God willing, this surreal episode is coming to a close, it’s a good time to reflect on some of the lessons we can learn from it.

As the conflict with Iran enters its fourth week, the widening fighting has now impacted multiple countries in the region. One of the most impacted is Lebanon. Register contributor and Middle East expert Ambassador Fernandez joins us this week on Register Radio. And then, Faith and Reason are not – and cannot – be in conflict with each other. Bishop Earl Fernandez of Columbus, Ohio, tells us about efforts to help young people see the importance of that relationship.

Vincent Ambrosetti had accused songwriter Bernadette Farrell and Oregon Catholic Press of copyright infringement against his 1980 hymn “Emmanuel.”

Leo also addressed artificial intelligence and invited the students to be pioneers of 'a new humanism in the context of the digital revolution.'

St. John Paul II and Pope Leo XIV both studied at the University of St. Thomas Aquinas in Rome.

The comments come as Leo calls for peace and Church officials question the justification of the war on the basis of just war doctrine.

The loss of an $11 million contract threatens care for unaccompanied minors, according to Archbishop Thomas Wenski of Miami.

At a time when economic debates are polarized between narrow-minded individualism and utopian collectivism, the Catholic tradition offers a vision rooted in a deep understanding of human nature.

After splashdown, Reid Wiseman asked to see the ship’s chaplain — and broke down at the sight of the cross.