‘That Baby Was Me’: Bishop Cozzens Moves Crowd With True Pro-Life Story
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.
Trump, Pope Leo and the Catholic Divide
COMMENTARY: President Trump’s attack on Pope Leo XIV has brought a simmering tension into the open.
PHOTOS: Pope Leo XIV Meets With Students, Visits Hospital, Holds Stadium Mass in Cameroon
The Holy Father will stay in Cameroon one more night before traveling to Angola on April 18.
Vatican Halts Sainthood Cause of Jesuit Priest, Gulag Survivor Walter Ciszek
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.
Savannah Bishop on Beatification of Georgia Martyrs: ‘Be Joyful Witnesses’
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.’
US Ambassador Burch Pledges to Focus on Common Ground Between Trump and Pope Leo XIV
The ambassador said he seeks to focus on what unites Trump and Leo as bishops continue to call for peace.
Pope Leo XIV Calls for the ‘Safeguarding’ and ‘Accompanying’ of Minors and Vulnerable Adults
The Pope said the protection of the vulnerable ‘challenges the conscience of the Church and measures its ability to express authentic care.’
Welcoming Gen-Z Catholics
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.
Does Pope Leo Reject Just-War Teaching? Theologians Push Back on Criticism of Pontiff
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 in Africa
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.