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Ep. 235: Maybe it isn’t all signaling?

JD and Ed wrestle with a question about Pope Leo XIV.

Bonus: Our Halloween bonus episode

JD and Ed talk costumes and more in this Halloween bonus episode.

How ‘fruitful’ can the spiritual abuse working group be?

Cardinal Victor Manuel Fernandez met with Pope Leo this month, to update the pop...

Starting Seven: October 28, 2025

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

After canonizations, Venezuela sees new strains in Chur...

The Venezuelan regime may find it risky to cut ties with the Church completely.

Class notes: What does Leo XIV’s education letter say?

In 'Disegnare nuove mappe di speranza,' Pope Leo addresses Catholic education. H...

Italian synodal document gets new vote after standoff i...

A previous attempt to vote on the document was met with opposition from critics ...

The Friday Pillar Post - October 24, 2025

Written by Ed Condon and published October 24, 2025.

Who’s next to lead at the USCCB?

The U.S. bishops will elect a new president next month. Who's the front-runner?

Italian bishops: Gaza hospital 'concrete solidarity'

“Our goal is to stand alongside the Church of the Holy Land and the community of...

Cardinal Koovakad: ‘Religions are part of the solution ...

“There are common things that we can work on together, and make this world a bet...

Amid concerns of politicization, Venezuelan Mass celebr...

“The government was planning to send thousands of regime supporters...turning it...

German Church leaders to face scrutiny in Trier diocese...

Cardinal Marx and Bishop Bätzing are expected to feature in the study

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.”

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Confidential APSA audit led to 2022 order repealed by Leo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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