The Top 25 Register Stories of 2025
A look at the National Catholic Register’s most-read stories of 2025, based on online readership.
Results from Tag: 'national catholic register'
Joan Frawley Desmond, Register Editor Extraordinaire, Retires
EDITORIAL: The Register says farewell, but not goodbye, to a treasured longtime colleague.
Shannon Mullen and Jonathan Liedl (Feb. 11)
The Register has a new editor in chief. EWTN announced last month that Shannon Mullen will lead the 95-year-old National Catholic Register. Shannon joins us to talk about his dedication to journalism and his mission in Catholic media. Jeanette and Matthew also talk with Register Senior Editor Jonathan Liedl about the highlights of his recent pilgrimage to the Holy Land and the ongoing strife in the region. And finally, we take another look at conflicting concepts of synod that continue to cause tension in the Church.
New Editor-in-Chief Shannon Mullen Welcomes Opportunity to Hone Register’s Journalistic Edge
Shannon Mullen spent 33 years at the Asbury Park Press in New Jersey, and comes to the Register via Catholic News Agency.
EWTN Restructures Domestic News Outlets, Aims to Further US and Global Growth
The strategic realignment includes the announcement of new leadership of Catholic News Agency, ACI Group and the National Catholic Register.
Catholic Press Association Winners (July 16)
Every summer the Catholic Press Association gathers together Catholic media personnel for an annual convention and for award recognitions. This year the National Catholic Register took home 22 awards as well as the top accolade of Newspaper of the Year in the national division. Listen in to Register Radio for a rundown of EWTN News’ honors. We’ll also discuss with Register senior editor Jonathan Liedl the Pontifical Academy for Life’s latest document that seems to contradict established Church teaching on contraception, and lastly we’ll hear from our newest intern Hannah Cote on her coverage of culture and arts — particularly discussing her reviews of Disney flicks you’ll want to pass on.
Register Wins New Accolades, Including Catholic Newspaper of the Year
The Catholic Press Association gathered last week in Portland, Oregon, for its annual convention, which included the announcement of the Catholic media awards.
Running a Catholic Newspaper (July 9)
Matthew Bunson interviews Jeanette De Melo, the Register's editor in chief, about what it takes to run the National Catholic Register. They discuss the history of this almost 90-plus-year-old paper and how Jeanette came to work work there.
