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Starting Seven: January 6, 2026

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

What’s a consistory – and what makes this one 'extraord...

Cardinals from around the world will gather in Rome this week for a meeting with...

Ghanaian archbishop: Rome denied funding requests

"We sent four applications to Rome for funding, and we got nothing, absolutely n...

Iraqi cardinal faces threats after ‘normalization’ remark

The cardinal said he was the victim of a disinformation campaign that included a...

Frigid temperatures and no roads – ministry in the remo...

“It may be weeks, sometimes even a couple months before you see a brother priest.”

Venezuelan bishops silent after Maduro capture

“We’ve just been praying since 2 a.m.”

Keeping the heat on - Finances in the Diocese of Fairbanks

“Roughly 85% of all of our funding comes from outside the diocese.”

The road runs out, but the Church continues

Catholic life in Alaska’s rugged north

A great light (and stained glass cookies!)

She was born into a dark world, but she could see more. When she said, “Let it b...

Bishop Varden: ‘St. Joseph is the patron saint of unsel...

What was that first Christmas like from St. Joseph’s point of view and what can ...

Starting Seven: December 24, 2025

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India’s bishops lament ‘alarming rise’ in attacks

The bishops highlighted an incident involving a local BJP official.

Starting Seven: December 22, 2025

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

England and Wales see uptick in priestly ordinations

But the rise in 2024 is expected to be followed by a dip over the next three years.

Bishop’s bankruptcy opens new chapter in episcopal liab...

Bishop Scharfenberger filed for bankruptcy after a court found him personally li...

The Friday Pillar Post - December 19, 2025

Written by Ed Condon and published December 19, 2025.

Plaintiff drops Knoxville seminarian assault lawsuit, c...

The lawsuit had accused the diocese and its former bishop of covering up assault...

Charlotte seminary changes prompt objections, ‘Martin f...

"I think it is pretty widespread that people are just frustrated."