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When saints compete for feast days

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

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 ...

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...

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...

Will the new Archbishop of Canterbury impact Anglican-C...

With its 85 million members in 165 countries, the Anglican Communion is the thir...

Can the USCCB move from accidents to great ideas?

Is 'Durbingate' a chance to raise the caliber of episcopal conversation?

Durbin declines award as USCCB pressure mounted

Senior leaders at the U.S. bishops' conference were preparing to release a state...

Bishops and Catholic politicians: old debate, new ending?

The US bishops are visibly divided over the issue of Catholic politicians and ab...

Armenian Patriarchate: Jerusalem tax dispute part of ca...

The patriarchate has described the debt as “astronomical and illegal.”

The Friday Pillar Post - September 26, 2025

Written by Ed Condon and published September 26, 2025.