Westminster Changes

Westminster Changes

From Register Radio by EWTN

February 20, 2026 · 27 min

About this episode

The episode discusses recent changes in church leadership in the US and England, along with reactions to a controversial appointment at the University of Notre Dame.

Only days after the Church in the United States saw a changing of the guard in the archdiocese of New York, across the Atlantic, England welcomed a new archbishop of Westminster – the most important of the Catholic dioceses in the sceptered isle. What lies ahead for the Church in England? The Register’s Senior Contributor and EWTN News Vatican Analyst Edward Pentin joins Register Radio. And then, Bishops and Catholics in the US and around the world continue to express shock and dismay at the University of Notre Dame’s appointment of an ardent pro-abortion supporter to a prominent academic post in what is supposed to be a faithful Catholic university. Register staff reporter Matthew McDonald gives us the latest.

People in this episode

Guests: Edward Pentin, Matthew McDonald

Topics covered

  • Church leadership
  • Catholic Church
  • University appointments
  • Archbishop changes
  • US Catholic news

Keywords

  • Catholic Church
  • archbishop
  • University of Notre Dame
  • Edward Pentin
  • Matthew McDonald

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Church in the United States, archdiocese of New York, England, archbishop of Westminster, University of Notre Dame

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