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Is church vandalism rising across Europe?

And if it is, what are the possible reasons?

News Roundup— Week of September 4

A Nigerian bishop has warned Fulani terrorists are carrying out a genocide of Ch...

‘I am just a priest’ — Fr. Mike Schmitz on Catholic inf...

The priest says he is well-aware of his fame, and the temptations that it can pr...

Starting Seven: September 1, 2025

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

Has Leo XIV ushered in a new era for Syro-Malabar Catho...

The new pontificate has coincided with major changes in the Eastern Church.

‘God is faithful’: 20 years after Katrina, New Orleans ...

"The new communities that have been built out of that are really signs of hope a...

The Friday Pillar Post - August 29, 2025

Written by Ed Condon and published August 29, 2025.

Breaking Free

We need to know who we are to understand who God is

Ep. 226: Minneapolis and America’s royal wedding

This episode may not be suitable for children.

The race to make Newman a Jubilee Year doctor

How John Henry Newman became a Doctor of the Church

‘The Church of the sheaves’ — preparing priests for the...

The Vatican's evangelization secretary on forming priests for Western dioceses a...

On attempted abuse, does no victim mean no penalty?

A recent Wisconsin arrest raises questions about the limits of canon law

John Henry Newman: Doctor of Christian friendship

The Church's newest Doctor is one of my oldest friends

Questioning the pope: How NCYC prepares to host a papal...

“We are beyond excited and are humbled”

Ep. 225: It's draft day, baby!

JD and Ed speculate how the first American pope might mark the 250th anniversary...

Bonus: Draft day, continued

JD and Ed share the rest of their draft picks for the dicasteries for Integral H...

Fathers and Sons and Baseball

Playing catch is at once active and meditative, both imitative and instructive.

Can Pope Leo resist the Vatican culture of ‘alternative...

The temptation for every new pope dealing with financial reform is to start afre...