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FR. GERALD MURRAY, Fr. Gerald Murray, canon lawyer and priest of the Archdiocese of New York, and ROBERT ROYAL, editor-in-chief of The Catholic Thing, on the latest from the Youth Synod in Rome. Justice Anne Burke, of the Illinois Supreme Court and former chair of the USCCB’s National Review Board, on the 14 states investigating clergy sex abuse. Plus, ‘Bridge of Clay’ author Markus Zusak.

The Youth Synod is in its third week at the Vatican. Where is this Synod headed? ROBERT ROYAL and EDWARD PENTIN join Raymond with analysis from Rome. Author and scholar CLARE ASQUITH delves into her new book ‘Shakespeare and the Resistance’ and the possibility that Shakespeare used his art to battle a tyrannous emperor of his time.

ROBERT ROYAL, editor-in-chief of The Catholic Thing and FR. GERALD MURRAY, canon lawyer and priest of the Archdiocese of New York join us with analysis of the Youth Synod in Rome and the letter by a high ranking Cardinal calling into question the testimony of Archbishop Carlo Vigano. DR. SEBASTIAN GORKA, national security strategist and former Deputy Assistant to the President discusses the division in the US following the Kavanaugh confirmation hearings, the upcoming midterm elections and his new book, Why We Fight: Defeating America’s Enemies – Without Apologies. FR. BENEDICT KIELY, founder of Nasarean.org brings us an update on the suffering Christian communities in Iraq.

CARDINAL GERHARD MÜLLER, former prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith (CDF) at the Vatican speaks at length about the cover up of sex abuse by clergy, the Youth Synod getting underway in Rome this week and much more in a candid, exclusive in-studio interview. MOST REV. ROBERT MORLINO, bishop of the Diocese of Madison, Wisconsin discusses the Church’s ongoing abuse crisis and how the US Bishops should respond.

Congressman SEAN DUFFY on the Kavanaugh hearings, President Trump at the United Nations, the booming U.S. economy, and other news from Washington D.C. Editor-in-chief of The Catholic Thing, ROBERT ROYAL, examines Pope Francis’ latest response to the abuse crisis a week before the Synod on Youth. What happens when you combine science and faith in a work of fiction? Author JOHN HEUBUSCH has done just that in is his new novel, ‘The Second Coming’.

CARRIE SEVERINO, general counsel for the Judicial Crisis Network joins us with analysis of the latest developments in the confirmation of Judge Brett Kavanaugh and how the recent allegations of sexual misconduct against him will affect the process going forward. WILLIAM McGURN, columnist for The Wall Street Journal and former presidential speechwriter with the latest on relations between the Vatican and communist China regarding the appointment of Catholic bishops. FR. GERALD MURRAY, canon lawyer and priest of the Archdiocese of New York analyzes the new vision for the upcoming synod on youth, outlined by Pope Francis in the new papal document Episcopal Communion. Preview of the movie UNBROKEN: PATH TO REDEMPTION.

JUSTICE ANNE BURKE, member of the Illinois Supreme Court and former interim chair of the USCCB’s National Review Board joins us with analysis of the clergy sex abuse crisis, the Pope’s meeting this week with several US Cardinals. FR. GEORGE RUTLER, EWTN series host, priest of the Archdiocese of New York and author of the new book, Calm in Chaos: Catholic Wisdom for Anxious Times talks about the book and his shares his thoughts on the abuse crisis. ALVIN IRBY, former kindergarten teacher, now social entrepreneur, comedian and creator of Barbershop Books, a community based literacy program that promotes child friendly reading spaces in barbershops across the US.

ROBERT S. BENNETT, attorney and former member of the US Bishops' National Review Board gives his perspective on the sex abuse crisis here in the United States. DR. JANET SMITH, professor of moral theology at Sacred Heart Major Seminary in Detroit, and ALEXANDRA DESANCTIS, journalist and staff writer at National Review discuss the Letter to Pope Francis from Catholic Women, why they signed on to it and what answers they hope to receive from Rome. DR. MATTHEW MEHAN, Catholic educator, poet and author of Mr. Mehan's Mildly Amusing Mythical Mammals discusses how poetry can still be used to teach and inspire children.

EDWARD PENTIN, Rome correspondent for The National Catholic Register, ROBERT ROYAL, editor-in-chief of The Catholic Thing and FR. GERALD MURRAY, canon lawyer and priest of the Archdiocese of New York join us on this special WORLD OVER with thorough analysis of the explosive charges made by a former Papal Nuncio to the United States, Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò, that the sexual abuse

of boys and young men by Archbishop Theodore McCarrick may have been covered up by high ranking Church officials, including Pope Francis himself.

MOST REV. ROBERT MORLINO, bishop of the Diocese of Madison, Wisconsin discusses the Church’s ongoing abuse crisis and his response to the scandal in a recent letter to the priests and people of his Diocese. DR. BILL DONOHUE, president of The Catholic League, discusses and the abuse scandal and the media’s response. FR. TAD PACHOLCZYK, director of education for the National Catholic Bioethics Center on the latest news in the world of bioethics and the morality of capital punishment after the change in the catechism recently made by Pope Francis.