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This week on RR, we go from Gen-X Bishops to Gen-Z interns. First, Register Managing Editor Jonathan Liedl tells us about the Gen X bishops who are a growing demographic leading the Church, and then EWTN News summer interns Katie Matt and Gemma Flores join us to share their experiences.

In defiance of Pope Leo XIV, the SSPX illicitly consecrated four new bishops and so entered into schism. Register contributor and theologian Larry Chapp joins us on Register Radio with his sober assessment of the situation. The summer of 1776 was a memorable one for Catholics. Historian Bronwen McShea tells us why.

In the traditional flurry at the end of their term, the Supreme Court released decisions of great interest and great import to Catholics and people of faith. Register legal analyst Andrea Picciotti-Bayer joins us. And then, have you ever wondered about the Catholic relationship with coffee? We talk to Father Keith O’Hare, pastor of St. Louis Catholic Church in Alexandria, Virginia, about the Little Way Café.

America’s most famous Catholic convert – Vice President J.D. Vance – has released a new book, Faith: Communion: Finding My Way Back to Faith. This week on Register Radio, we talk to Register managing editor Jonathan Liedl for a review. As America celebrates our 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, the Register is also celebrating the immense contributions of Catholics to America’s glorious past.

We welcome Fr. Raymond De Souza to discuss his take on Pope Leo's first encyclical, trip to Spain, and a few other fascinating topics.

This week, the bishops of the U.S. gathered in Orlando, Florida, for their annual spring plenary meeting, and their most pressing task was the consecration of the country to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. Register staff writer Gigi Duncan and EWTN News staff reporter Tessa Gervasini were there and join register Radio to tell us what happened. Register staff reporter Matt McDonald discusses a newly released report that a Notre Dame University rector sexually abused students there for 17 years. What is the latest in yet another Notre Dame controversy?

Next week, the Bishops of the United States will meet in Orlando and consecrate America to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. This week on Register Radio we are joined by Bishop Kevin Rhoades to explain the importance of the consecration and how we can all take part and then Register senior writer Zelda Caldwell tells us about the remarkable phenomenon of diocesan priests living in community.

Pope Leo XIV has released his first encyclical, Magnifica Humanitas, on safeguarding the human person in the face of artificial intelligence. This week on Register Radio, Register Managing Editor Jonathan Liedl and Register Staff Writer Jonah McKeown give us their analysis. And then, what do Gen-Z’s think of AI? We are joined by Register staff writer Gigi Duncan and Will Deatherage CEO of Catholics for Hire.

May 15th marked the 135thth anniversary of the promulgation of the groundbreaking encyclical Rerum Novarum by Pope Leo XIII. This week on Register Radio, we talk to Register contributor and theologian Larry Chapp. Register contributor and Photographer Jeff Bruno joins us to describe the launch of the 2026 Eucharistic Pilgrimage in honor of America’s 250th Anniversary.

Who are the intellectual patrons of Catholic tech bros? It’s a question of increasing relevance and importance. This week Register Staff writer Jonah McKeown talks about the thinkers shaping the Catholic response to AI. Register Senior writer Zelda Caldwell joins us to describe her profound spiritual journey on the Camino.

One year ago, Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost was elected pope by the Cardinals in the conclave and took the name Leo XIV. Frank Rocca, Senior Vatican Analyst for EWTN News, joins Register Radio this week to look back on the first American born pope’s first year as head of the Church. Register European Correspondent Solène Tadié tells us about the latest controversy surrounding the restoration and the artistic heritage of Notre Dame Cathedral.

As the nation faces more political violence, this week on Register Radio we are joined by Register contributor Alberto Fernandez who reflects on the White House Correspondent Dinner attack and the rise of the new “Revolutionary Vanguards.” And then, as we assess Pope Leo XIV’s first twelve months as pontiff we talk to Jonathan Liedl, Managing Editor of the Register who was also the correspondent for a new EWTN News documentary on the time the future pope spent in Peru.