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What Covering the Church Taught Me About the People Behind the Stories

Jack Figge, shown as a student journalist, attends a past press conference at the Vatican.

COMMENTARY: Working as a Catholic journalist has taught me that there’s always more to someone than what you read about in an article — and has helped prepare me as I take a step forward in a different direction

Parents of Catholic Sisters Who Died in Texas Floods: ‘God Can Help Us Carry This Cross’

Annie and RJ Harber speak to Catherine Hadro on ‘EWTN News in Depth,’ July 24, 2026. The couple lost their two daughters, Blair and Brooke, in the 2025 Central Texas floods, and they say their daughters' deep Catholic faith continues to inspire them.

Blair Harber, 13, and Brooke Harber, 11, were among the victims of the Texas Hill Country flash floods that devastated parts of the state last year.

Gen-X Bishops

Jeffrey Bruno
Body, Blood, Soul and Divinity of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ

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.

Great Books

Sigrid Undset, renowned Norwegian author and Catholic convert, is being considered for sainthood in the Catholic Church.

Great literature is the focus of Register Radio this week as Register senior writer Zelda Caldwell helps us explore the enduring legacy of the Odyssey by Homer, the opening of the cause of canonization for the writer Sigrid Undset, and the pioneering work of Sherry Waddell through her book Forming Intentional Disciples…And then, Should Exorcists Step Into the Spotlight? That’s the question posed by Register freelancer Jack Figge.