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FR. GERALD MURRAY, canon lawyer and priest of the Archdiocese of New York and ROBERT ROYAL, editor-in-chief of The Catholic Thing.org, discuss the the big Catholic news of the week, including the working document of the upcoming Synod on the Pan-Amazon Region and its proposal of married clergy to combat a priest shortage.

JENI STEPANEK, Ph.D., mother of poet and peace activist Mattie Stepanek with an update on her son’s cause for sainthood.

BISHOP THOMAS PAPROCKI of Springfield, Illinois and BISHOP ROBERT BARRON, auxiliary Bishop of Los Angeles, California join us from Baltimore with their analysis of this week’s US Conference of Catholic Bishops annual Spring Meeting. PHILIP LAWLER, editor of Catholic World News and author and economist DR. JENNIFER ROBACK MORSE join us with a layman’s perspective on the US Bishops’ Meeting, and analysis of the major Catholic news of the week.

FR. GERALD MURRAY, canon lawyer and priest of the Archdiocese of New York and ROBERT ROYAL, editor-in-chief of The Catholic Thing.org, discuss the the "Figueiredo Report", the Vatican’s ongoing investigation of Theodore McCarrick and the latest Catholic news.

STEVEN MOSHER, China expert and president of the Population Research Institute with analysis of

Communist China's crackdown on religious minorities, and Christians in particular, despite the Vatican-China agreement.

RAYMOND CARDINAL BURKE, former prefect of the Vatican’s Apostolic Signatura joins us to talk about the latest testimony by Archbishop Carlo Maria Vigano, Pope Francis and the populist wave that swept the recent EU elections, immigration/migration and more.

GEORGE WEIGEL, columnist, theologian and author of The Fragility of Order: Catholic Reflections on Turbulent Times discusses the recently released documents that may confirm the Vatican’s restrictions placed on former Cardinal Theodore McCarrick and other Catholic news of the week.

FR. GERALD MURRAY, canon lawyer, priest of the Archdiocese of New York and member of the Papal Posse is here with analysis of this week’s installation of Most Rev. Wilton Gregory as the new Archbishop of Washington, DC, the new norms from the Vatican on reporting crimes of sex abuse, and much more.

JOE MANTEGNA, actor and co-host of The National Memorial Day Concert on PBS joins us to talk about the real meaning of Memorial Day.

We revisit our interview with the late JERRY COLBERT, founder & executive producer of the National Memorial Day Concert and A Capitol Fourth for PBS in Washington, DC. Mr. Colbert passed away at the age of 74. We spoke with him about the meaning and significance of the sacrifice made by members of our armed forces.

MOST REV. ATHANASIUS SCHNEIDER, auxiliary bishop of Astana, Kazakhstan discusses religious diversity, the abuse crisis, women deacons, the death penalty, the upcoming Amazon Synod and more. SHANNON BREAM, chief legal correspondent and host of Fox News at Night talks about her career, faith and her new memoir Finding the Bright Side: The Art of Chasing What Matters. A tribute to the late Hollywood comedy legend TIM CONWAY. The six-time Emmy winner talks about his life, family, career, conversion to Catholicism and the role that God and humor played throughout his 50-plus years in show business.

JENNIFER FULWILER, radio host, mom and author of One Beautiful Dream: The Rollicking Tale of Family Chaos, Personal Passions and Saying Yes to them Both on how can we strike a balance between faith, family and career.

DR MEG MEEKER, pediatrician and author of the new book, 'Strong Mothers, Strong Sons: Lessons Mothers Need to Raise Extraordinary Men' on the special relationship between a mother and her son.

FR. WILSON MISCAMBLE, professor of history at Notre Dame and the author of the new book, American Priest: The Ambitious Life and Conflicted Legacy of Notre Dame’s Father Ted Hesburgh.

FR. JOSEPH FESSIO, SJ, founder and editor of Ignatius Press joins us with analysis of a new open letter signed by some Catholic theologians critical of the Pope. BILL DONOHUE, president of The Catholic League discusses the crisis of stupidity in today’s culture, the remedy, and his new book, Common Sense Catholicism: How to Resolve Our Cultural Crisis. NINA SHEA, Director of the Center for Religious Freedom at the Hudson Institute talks about the rise of persecution against Christians all over the world.

CLARE ASQUITH, author of, Shakespeare and the Resistance, examines the possibility that William Shakespeare used his art as a weapon against tyranny in his own time. MEGHAN COX GURDON, children's book critic for The Wall Street Journal and author of The Enchanted Hour: The Miraculous Power of Reading Aloud in the Age of Distraction talks about the power of books to enhance a child's development and bond families together. MARCUS ZUSAK, internationally bestselling author for young adults joins us to talk about his latest epic novel, Bridge of Clay.

DR. ELIZABETH LEV, art historian and author of How Catholic Art Saved the Faith, and FR. PIERRE-HENRI MONTAGNE, pastor of St. Louis de France parish in Washington, DC discuss the tragic fire that severely damaged Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris and the significance of the iconic Cathedral to the faithful all over the world. FR. PETER VASKO, president of the Franciscan Foundation for the Holy Land with the latest news from the Holy Land. DEVON FRANKLIN, author and Christian movie producer talks about his new faith-based film, Breakthrough, in theatres this week. FR. GEORGE RUTLER, priest of the Archdiocese of New York, long time EWTN host and author of the new book, Grace and Truth: 20 Steps to Embracing Virtue and Saving Civilization.