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In canonizations, Venezuelan government sees opportunity

“No one owns or controls the canonization”

Evangelization through tech detox? Replacing digital co...

“We are not designed to be sedentary, screen-staring, meaning-devoid creatures.”

Pillar journalist assaulted

Edgar Beltrán is not afraid

What’s in the Vatican’s 2nd global child protection rep...

The new report is bigger and bolder than the initial pilot study.

Confidential APSA audit led to 2022 order repealed by Leo

An audit of the Holy See’s sovereign asset manager said it was in need of “urgen...

Spanish priest denies conviction reports in hate crime ...

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

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

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...