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Takeaways From the Trump vs. Pope Leo Debacle

Brendan Smialowski
President Donald Trump speaks to the press outside the Oval Office at the White House in Washington on April 13.

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.

Lebanon in the Crosshairs

Romy Haber
The town of Akoura, Lebanon.

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.

Pope Tells Catholic University Students in Cameroon to ‘Search for Truth’

Pope Leo XIV addresses students, faculty, and others during a visit to the Catholic Academic Institution of Central Africa (UCAC) in Yaoundé, Cameroon, on April 17, 2026.

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

Miami Archbishop Urges U.S. Government to Reconsider Funding Cut for Children’s Program

Joe Raedle
Peter Routsis-Arroyo, Catholic Charities CEO (left), listens as Archbishop Thomas Wenski of Miami speaks during a press conference held at the Archdiocese of Miami Pastoral Center about the cancellation of an $11 million federal contract with Catholic Charities on April 16, 2026, in Miami. For over 60 years, Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Miami worked with the federal government to support vulnerable children and families, starting with Operation Pedro Pan, which resettled about 14,000 Cuban children in South Florida.

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

Economics 101 — From Catholic Priests, Monks and Theologians

Do you know the Catholic history of economics?

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.