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A priest in Spain has denied media reports claiming that he was convicted in a h...

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News Roundup— Week of October 16

The Vatican appoints judges for the canonical trial of disgraced former Jesuit Fr.

When saints compete for feast days

"Just because someone is canonized doesn’t mean that they’re going to end up in ...

Starting Seven: October 13, 2025

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Vatican announces selection of judges in Rupnik trial

Five judges have been selected to oversee the trial.

Chicago procession leader aims at ‘solidarity’ with det...

Amid a call for Eucharistic solidarity, a Chicago priest criticized the U.S. bis...

Balancing rights: Why the ‘McKnight plan’ is in line wi...

“McKnight’s proposal is bold in more ways than one.”

Ignorance of the poor is ignorance of Christ

Pope Leo XIV’s recent apostolic exhortation, Dilexi te, reminds us that in the p...

UK Syro-Malabar bishop asserts jurisdiction over local ...

The U.K.’s Syro-Malabar bishop stressed this week that he has jurisdiction over ...

Ep. 232: Definitions, and a disposition toward the mira...

JD and Ed answer a canon law question from a Pillar reader.

Bonus: A few frustrations

Ed visits an allergist.

The diplomatic posts at the top of Leo’s to do list

As Pope Leo XIV continues to consider how to reshape his curia, Vatican observer...

Everything you’ve ever wanted to know about the Swiss G...

Why are Swiss Guards Swiss? Are they really trained to fight? What is the histor...

Starting Seven: October 7, 2025

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Mary shows up, and Mrs. Bucket

The Tuesday Pillar Post

What could ‘a new direction’ in Catholic-Jewish relatio...

Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa told the AP Monday that the Catholic Church is ...

Ep. 231: A canonical mailbag episode!

JD and Ed answer some questions about marriage from listeners.

Bibles et islam ? — Les origines inattendues du « boom ...

Pourquoi les jeunes sont-ils attirés par l'Église catholique plus de 200 ans apr...