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The narrow gate and the locked door

Twenty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C

‘Justice to the poor’ - The priest helping Americans ge...

“If you are too poor to afford a lawyer ... where is your justice?”

Meet the saints of Southern Arabia’s new calendar

The Vatican’s formal approval came Monday for the vicariate's new patron saints ...

Ports in a storm: Meet America’s seafarer chaplains

This article was written by Jack Figge and published August 18, 2025.

Birmingham vicar general accused of relationship with 1...

What happens after an Alabama priest is accused of sexual misconduct?

Who was the slain nuncio Archbishop Courtney?

Who was Archbishop Courtney? What happened on the day he died? And what was the ...

Ep. 224: No silver bullet, and Pope Leo’s first 100 days

Ed is on vacation— so JD is joined this week by Pillar Rome correspondent Edgar ...

After pushback, Toulouse archbishop appoints new chance...

“I decided to reverse my decision”

El Vaticano ordena investigación en la Arquidiócesis de...

El Vaticano ha ordenado una investigación respecto a las acusaciones de encubrim...

Starting Seven: August 14, 2025

Welcome to Starting Seven, The Pillar’s daily newsletter.

After changing locks, parishioners ordered to stand down

Parishioners and local community members changed the locks on the church and hun...

News Roundup— Week of August 14

Nigeria arraigns five men in connection with the 2022 Pentecost massacre.

Leo's Vatican picks?

Who will the pontiff choose to lead his Vatican offices?

Formality and familiarity with a hometown pope

Is a lack of formality a lack of respect?

Starting Seven: August 11, 2025

Welcome to Starting Seven, The Pillar’s daily newsletter.

Shrine to Mary, Mother of Persecuted Christians, to ope...

The shrine will open in Qaraqosh, 11 years after the Christian population was te...

Head of French bishops’ conference: Convicted priest sh...

"Such an appointment to such an important position...can only reopen wounds, rea...

Will Leo’s reforms get an assist from Cardinal Pell?

Will the pontiff dust off old policies for new reforms?

The Friday Pillar Post - August 8, 2025

Written by Ed Condon and published August 8, 2025.