Buffalo’s Embattled Bishop Malone, Papal Trip to Africa (Sept. 14)

The Diocese of Buffalo continues to be shaken by the sex abuse scandal and calls for its bishop, Richard Malone, to resign as shepherd. This week on Register Radio we talk to Register correspondent Lauretta Brown for the latest. Plus, Pope Francis finished his whirlwind trip to southern Africa after delivering a message of hope, peace and reconciliation. We get all the details from Edward Pentin, Register Rome correspondent, who was on the papal plane.

Pope Leo XIV greets 120,000 people gathered at Japoma Stadium in Douala, Cameroon, for a papal Mass on April 17, 2026.

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.