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Pope emeritus Benedict XVI dies at 95
Benedict XVI has died. What happens next?
'We must keep awake' - Nigerians mourn 40 killed in terror attack
Saints who got 'stoned' - A musical survey
‘The Word didn’t come with a huge cry, but as an infant’: Norway’s Bishop Varden on the Incarnation
Santa’s spirituality: Interview with a Santa Claus
Who is to blame for the Rupnik scandals?
Ep. 100: Christmas dinner prep
Retired bishop of French Guiana found guilty of sex abuse
Indian archbishop: Vatican may discipline priests over liturgy protest
Peace on earth, holiday cheer, and season’s greeting
Starting Seven: December 23, 2022
King Charles III is about to deliver his first Christmas message: What’s that?
Rupnik remains consultor at key Vatican departments despite excommunication
Starting Seven: December 22, 2022
Rupnik mosaics stand in US chapels, amid priest artist abuse scandal
The perils of papal resignation notes
Indian Catholics block cathedral Mass over liturgy dispute
Starting Seven: December 21, 2022
Cardinal Parolin’s day in court: What to expect
Nigeria terror attacks kill 46, despite hopes for 'peaceful Christmas'
Almost Christmas, but the news don't stop!
Starting Seven: December 20, 2022
More persecution to come for Church in Nicaragua
With Frank Pavone laicized, what will happen to Priests for Life?
Priest for life? A Frank Pavone explainer
‘Descent into Hell’: An alleged Rupnik victim speaks out
No Starting Seven for December 19, 2022
Study: Popular German bishop mishandled abuse cases in 1970s
Moving money, getting a good lawyer, and prayer time
Starting Seven: December 16, 2022
‘Evangelizing catechesis’ - A look at the bishops’ Institute on the Catechism
The complex case of Fr Marko Rupnik, explained
The Diocese of St. Cloud is getting a new bishop. Who was St. Cloud?
Jimmy Lai trial delayed over ‘national security’ objections to lawyer
Pope Francis names successor to Saint Cloud’s Bishop Kettler
Starting Seven: December 15, 2022
Nicaraguan Bishop Álvarez to face conspiracy trial
Paglia used charity funds to renovate apartment
Not-So-Starting-Seven: Dec 14, 2022
Starting Seven: December 14, 2022
‘How can I give up?’: Meet Heidi Crowter, the woman challenging the UK’s Down syndrome abortion law
St. Lucy, smooshing atoms, and the end of the world (as we know it)
The unsung committee shaping the USCCB
Starting Seven: December 13, 2022
What’s happening with the former Vatican auditor?
German bishops’ VP faces ‘Vos estis’ complaint over abuse cases
Starting Seven: December 12, 2022
Ep. 98: Friendly nonengagement
‘I wanted to give Catholic families an alternative’: At Voyage Comics, telling the stories of saints
The Advent of Jennifer Lawrence, Jesuitical silences, and the spirit of Notre Dame
Starting Seven: December 9, 2022
‘Where’s the sense of urgency?’ - Making the pro-life movement personal
Experts to study ‘miracle’ attributed to St. John Paul II parents’ intercession
Starting Seven: December 8, 2022
What is the Council of Cardinals for, anymore?
After visitation, what’s next for Stika and Knoxville? And how long could it take?
German bishops assess global support for synodal way’s aims
Starting Seven: December 7, 2022
Indian archbishop granted police protection amid liturgy dispute
Pope Francis strengthens economic oversight of Vatican foundations
Jolly St. Nick, Catholic 'influencers', and Canada's culture of death
Rupnik scandal is new piece of Vatican mosaic on abuse cases
Starting Seven: December 6, 2022
Behind the headlines: What’s the real state of play in the Vatican financial trial?
‘My day begins at 2:30 am’: An interview with India’s hermit-bishop
Starting Seven: December 5, 2022
'Synodal way' architect says political tactics built pressure for change
Church and state in Ukraine, ‘un-baptisms’ in Belgium, and bread in France
Starting Seven: December 2, 2022
Preaching truth on sex and gender in a hostile culture
Zelensky announces crackdown on Moscow-affiliated Orthodox Church in Ukraine
Vatileaks convict helped me with evidence, Perlasca tells court
Murder of Louisiana priest and assistant confirmed, believed to be random
By the numbers: Priestly ordinations falling in England and Wales
Starting Seven: December 1, 2022
Belgium sees sharp rise in 'debaptism' requests
Weapons charge against priests is Russian ‘retaliation,’ Ukrainian bishop says
Layman succeeds Fr. Guerrero as Vatican finance czar
Starting Seven: November 30, 2022
Chicago protestors arrested in bid to stop church sale
Seeing 'red flags' - Is there transparency for troubled religious orders?
With priest, assistant missing, Louisiana parish rocked by discovery of bodies
Roosting chickens, a lot of big news, and some foot piano
Starting Seven: November 29, 2022
The Vatican objects, but does China care?
Pope Francis said Cardinal Casaroli is his diplomatic role model. Who's that?
Becciu meets with Pope Francis to ‘clarify’ secret recording amid mounting scandals
A 'deeper walk with Jesus' - Eucharistic revival plans walking US pilgrimages
Indian archbishop blocked from entering cathedral amid liturgy dispute
Starting Seven: November 28, 2022
Advent: Elizabeth and Zechariah
What’s it like to be a 'traditionalist' Catholic in Germany?
Thanksgiving Zen, an odd duck bishop, and a papal wiretap
Why has a Hong Kong court fined Cardinal Zen?
Starting Seven: November 25, 2022
‘We must do better’ - Canada’s slippery slope on assisted suicide
Vatican publishes cardinals’ critiques of German ‘synodal way’
Starting Seven: November 24, 2022
Bishop Perry: Black Catholic spirituality 'has a lot of hope'
Ep. 96: Our Thanksgiving episode
Stika, Knoxville diocese to face apostolic visitation
Becciu ‘coulda-been-pope’ lawsuit dismissed
'Dead Duck'? Providence Bishop Tobin gets coadjutor
Starting Seven: November 23, 2022
The 'synodal style' - A correspondence look at US synod reports
Flores: Synodality 'in contact with the particular'...and what that means
Cecilia's gym, the pilgrim Church, and the news
Pope Francis overhauls Caritas Internationalis
Starting Seven: November 22, 2022
Vatican memos: Financial office risked becoming ‘a charade’
Broglio and the politics of affiliation
UK nuncio named prefect of Vatican’s Eastern Churches dicastery
Where does the German bishops’ trip to Rome leave their ‘synodal way’?
Does Portugal have a prayer at the World Cup? Coach Fernando Santos has plenty
Starting Seven: November 21, 2022
World Cup fever? Qatar’s Christians are more likely to follow cricket
Ep. 95: Baltimore Dive Bar Live Show Extravaganza
Hubbard asks Vatican for laicization
In court in Rome, on the waterfront in Baltimore, and out of the arena in Washington
Former auditor says Vatican will prosecute him to block lawsuit
Starting Seven: November 18, 2022
Viva Arch Vegas? Vatican to consider Nevada archdiocese
French cleric named bishop in October steps aside for ‘burnout’
Starting Seven: November 17, 2022
The Faithful Citizenship vote: A Pillar explainer
Archbishop: Ukrainians draw strength from Catholic social teaching
Retired French archbishop admits 'inappropriate' behavior toward woman in 1980s
New report: Anti-Christian violence ‘passes threshold of genocide’ in some countries
Starting Seven: November 16, 2022
Broglio: conservative, continuity, or compromise?
Archbishop Pierre: Laity must be accompanied, formed for co-responsibility
Gomez highlights Dorothy Day, universal call to holiness in final USCCB speech
Updated: Election winners at the USCCB's 2022 fall meeting
Fifigate and the bishops, on the waterfront
Starting Seven: November 15, 2022
Synodal way’s call for lay role in choosing bishops hits snags
How do USCCB presidential elections actually work?
Starting Seven: November 14, 2022
New Catholic med school draws inspiration from Padre Pio
As UK energy prices soar and winter bites, Catholic parishes offer warm respite
Ep. 94: Hey bishop, where’s your moxie?
Roman rules, cardinals in court, and holiday snaps
Will the U.S. bishops' conference talk about a crisis in France?
Starting Seven: November 11, 2022
What does it mean to have a relationship with the dead?
Bishops back beatification cause of ‘angel of the Eucharist’
Starting Seven: November 10, 2022
Vatican auditors sue Secretariat of State, allege widespread financial corruption
Judge rules Indian cardinal must appear in court
In Ukraine, religion under occupation
French authorities investigate cardinal who admitted abuse
Dunce caps, and ecclesiastical reform
USCCB urges family-friendly policies. Does it offer them?
Dutch bishop defends ‘not-so-rosy’ ad limina report
Steubenville merger off USCCB agenda
French cardinal admits abusing 14-year-old girl 35 years ago
Vatican child protection leader: ‘Building credibility needs a track record’
Pope to French bishops: Care for people ‘disoriented’ by ‘Traditionis custodes’
Sex talk, a modest proposal, and I want to break free
At synod on synodality, will bishops talk about sex?
New Zealand cardinal: Search for bishops for 2 vacant dioceses ‘underway’
German church tax should be reformed not abolished, says Munich finance director
Steubenville priests ask USCCB to delay merger vote
Starting Seven: November 2, 2022
What are the 'Four Last Things'? An interview with Fr. Tim Finigan
Pope Francis accepts German archbishop’s 2nd resignation request
The saints, the news, and the USCCB
Starting Seven: November 1, 2022
Pursuing restorative justice amid the Church’s sex abuse crisis
‘A need for Islamic ecumenism’: An interview with Cardinal Fitzgerald
Steubenville bishop facing second 'Vos estis' probe
Defense presents arguments as Cardinal Zen’s trial resumes
Starting Seven: October 31, 2022
Russian ambassador’s invite to Warsaw nunciature causes stir
New allegations charge Franciscan University abuse cover up
Record number of Swiss Catholics left the Church in 2021
Cocktail time, synod or survey, and confessions of an armchair fan
Starting Seven: October 28, 2022
‘Government oversight’ for NY diocese? Not exactly
'Words, words, words' - Synodality synod reports, by the numbers
Why is polygamy in the Vatican’s synod document?
German bishops’ leader: ‘The Synodal Process has already changed the Church’
Starting Seven: October 27, 2022
Who is doing the discerning during the synod?
Vatican synodality text calls for structural reforms
US bishops prepare for synod's next phase ahead of Vatican document
Indy archbishop prepares for Eucharistic Congress
The House Lejeune Built, and from Rome to China
Is the Vatican’s China ‘progress’ going backwards?
Cameroon bishop welcomes release of 9 seized at church
Starting Seven: October 24, 2022
‘We’re in a kind of new apostolic era’: An interview with Wales’ Catholic archbishop
Catholic chief executive says Hong Kong needs new security laws
Not 'staying in the sacristy' - The exiled priests of Nicaragua
New claims against French bishop reported to Vatican
A crisis of confidence, very bad ideas, and paying for Peanuts
Starting Seven: October 21, 2022
‘Extreme, expensive, and unnecessary’ – Diverse coalition forms to oppose Calif. Prop 1
Will rebuilding trust be on USCCB's Baltimore agenda?
Church responds to UK abuse inquiry’s call for mandatory reporting law
Ecumenical Patriarch: Better for Patriarch Kirill to step down than back war
Starting Seven: October 20, 2022
US priests are 'flourishing' - but they don't trust their bishops
Indian priests boycott apostolic administrator amid liturgy dispute
Starting Seven: October 19, 2022
Steubenville priests: Diocese needs change, not merger
St. Luke the ox, and governing power
Catholic bishop arrested in Eritrea
Starting Seven: October 18, 2022
What is it like to compose sacred music?
Behind ‘The Mystery Man’ and the Shroud of Turin
Is Pope Francis' synodal extension a plan, or a punt?
All 'Rhoades' lead to Nigeria for South Bend bishop
German synodal way leaders: Extension of global process is ‘important sign’
Starting Seven: October 17, 2022
Is Poland about to tighten its blasphemy laws?
Ep. 90: Let’s get down to business
Rome silent on German diocese’s appointment of lay ‘vicar general representative’
A gap in New Zealand, reality in Jerusalem, and legal weed everywhere
Head of Notre Dame pro-life group sees opportunities, challenges at university
Has the Vatican forgotten to replace New Zealand’s bishops?
Starting Seven: October 14, 2022
Faculties removed for Lansing priest after report of underage Grindr encounter
Cardinal Becciu offered to reimburse Vatican for payments to ‘spy’
Starting Seven: October 13, 2022
The story of the cardinal from Fargo
Report on German bishop’s handling of abuse cases delayed
Starting Seven: October 12, 2022
Catholic bishops: Moving UK embassy to Jerusalem would be ‘seriously damaging’
A diocesan merger, Sunday School, and 60 years since Vatican II
Starting Seven: October 11, 2022
Vatican silent on Credit Suisse accounts
Steubenville diocese to face merger with neighbor Columbus diocese
‘I’m not dying, I’m going home’: The Catholic convert sharing his life with terminal cancer
Starting Seven: October 10, 2022
An introduction to the Gospel of Mark
Bishop Paprocki thinks ‘canon law is your friend.’ Here’s why
In Newfoundland, Catholics appeal closure after winning church bid
Super Mario, Sunday School, and the Big 1
Starting Seven: October 7, 2022
Supporting adoption in a post-Dobbs America
After Tulsa cathedral attack, a ‘public witness to hope’
FSSP priest is 'target' in second child porn investigation
Charged FSSP priest says child porn search was illegal
Starting Seven: October 6, 2022
Bishop Bode spokesman: Zollner did not advise remaining in office after abuse report
‘We’ve seen God’s miracle within the crisis’: An interview with Cameroon’s Archbishop Nkea
Starting Seven: October 5, 2022
A crowded field in the USCCB's open race
The cardinal who won a cursing contest, allegedly
St. Francis, 'Starting Seven,' and the news
Starting Seven: October 4, 2022
How ‘serious’ is Pope Francis about peace?
Vatican cardinal cancels trip amid backlash over synodal way remarks
Protesters burn archbishop’s letter calling for end to liturgy dispute
How to subscribe to ‘Starting Seven’
Why Anglican evangelicals are becoming Catholics: An interview with Msgr. Nazir-Ali
Ep. 88: Have we learned nothing?
Indian archbishop given police escort as Vatican rules out new ‘liturgical variant’
The ‘Hitler card?’ Why Vatican cardinal and German bishop are clashing after ‘Nazi’ remark
Papal ‘resistance’ not meant ‘to be a Protestant revolution,’ conference organizer claims
Worse than McCarrick, ‘resisting’ Pope Francis, and an Italian mood board
After the sex abuse crisis, listening, learning, and working for change
Cardinal McCarrick and Bishop Belo — On sexual abuse, has anything really changed?
Vatican financial trial resumes
Vatican says it restricted Nobel Peace Prize-winning bishop
Pittsburgh diocese: ‘Catholic Identity Conference’ not endorsed by Catholic bishop
Nobel Prize-winning Bishop Belo accused of sexual abuse
Cardinal Zen trial adjourned to October
What to expect from the German bishops’ ad limina visit
‘We are in a new apostolic age’: England’s Bishop Egan on the call to evangelize
Synod on synodality stuff, and the patron of pirates(?)
USCCB: Synod process 'not perfect,' but synodality is 'not over'
Is new Vatican prosecutor a bull in a china shop, or relentlessly effective?
Amsterdam diocese: 60% of churches need to close in five years
The Belgian paradox, a heart of darkness, and Apocalypse now-ish
What Bishop Bode's decision means for accountability
Structural injustice and the pope's call to end the death penalty
Belgium’s Catholic Church: shrinking but still influential
Leading German bishop to stay in post despite damning report
Colombia’s largest airport is closing its Catholic chapel. Is that a sign of things to come?
Ep. 86: The strange case of Arecibo
The Belgian bishops and the fight for Francis’ legacy
Senior German bishop mishandled abuse cases, says report
The synod, an antipope, and 'a mortal sinner.'
Belgian bishops publish text for same-sex blessings
Cardinal Zen gets new trial date
USCCB: Synod on synodality has ‘renewed’ U.S. Church
Covid delays Cardinal Zen’s Hong Kong trial
Vatican won’t add 'Holy Spouses' feast to universal calendar
Nigeria bishops: ‘Poverty and hunger in our land’ unaddressed by Buhari government
Pope Francis and the Zen of dialogue
Defending religious freedom after the sexual revolution
After Fernández firing, new bishop appointed for Puerto Rico diocese
NOLA bankruptcy judge says accused clerics can't be paid. Is order 'credible?'
The young French Catholics sharing a roof with the homeless
For Portuguese immigrants, festas maintain ties to faith, culture
‘I don’t know what God’s plan is’: The trials of Britain’s Ukrainian Greek Catholic bishop
King Charles III, defender of persecuted Christians
The German 'council', ArchNY in court, and the Queen's horses
When was a Catholic monarch last buried in England?
New York archdiocese: ‘Vos estis’ Hubbard records can’t be turned over in sex abuse lawsuit
The ‘solidarity of simplicity’ – Nigerian seminary rector forms priests for global ministry
Why is Pope Francis visiting Kazakhstan?
German synodal way members back permanent ‘synodal council’
German ‘synodal way’ adopts resolution on women in ministries
Papal streaks, ‘nein’ is the hardest word, and God save the Queen
‘Caring for Faith’ - Disabilities and medical discrimination
German ‘synodal way’ presses on with votes after day of drama
Edward the Confessor: The story of England’s saint-king
The Vatican’s diplomatic crisis of crises
German bishops spike 'synodal way' sex document
New UK health secretary faces pressure over abortion stance
The (papal) saints come marching in
Australia’s bishops unveil gender and identity guide for schools
Pilgrims, Knights (of Malta), Converts, and more!
German archdiocese forms lay group to help elect next archbishop
In Ukraine, a bishop comes into the Church
Is the Order of Malta still 'sovereign'?
Thousands venerate St. Bernadette’s relics in London
Pope Francis overhauls Order of Malta
Ep. 84: The Fr. Ned Scheidecker Show
Ousted Indian archbishop at center of liturgy dispute is hospitalized
Power plays, future footnotes, and lost knowledge
Reconciling integralism, the magisterium, and the modern world
St. Louis archdiocese: Students won't lose their lunch over federal program decision
What is the ‘lay governance’ debate all about?
Europe gains 1st shrine to Mary, Mother of Persecuted Christians
Indiana Supreme Court backs archdiocese over same-sex marriage firing, Vatican case lingers
What is the Pontifical Academy for Life's plan on contraception?
Order of Malta Lebanon president: ‘I’m ashamed of what we’ve become’
Francis throws a gauntlet, and 'maybe someday'
What’s the Vatican saying about Pope Francis and Ukraine?
Francis throws a gauntlet, and 'maybe someday'
'Our joy is stolen' - Martyred priest's bishop calls for change in Nigeria
Becciu can't vote in conclave, says Vatican's cardinal list
USCCB: ‘Synodal listening’ is an ‘ongoing effort’
Consistory mathletics, the Vatican’s bank, and ‘He’s just not that into you’
Cardinal Hollerich: ‘I have no personal agenda’ for the synod on synodality
House of Card(inal)s: The art of conclave mathematics
Knights of Malta joust with 'arbitrary' Vatican intervention
What do U.S. diocesan synod reports say?
What do U.S. diocesan synod reports say?
Poland’s synod report says Catholics want change, but not to doctrine
Why is Pope Francis quiet about Nicaragua?
‘Living like a saint’: Indian bishop leaves office to become a hermit
German ‘synodal way’ to press on with permanent ‘synodal council’ vote
Why Pope Francis’ Vatican bank order is a big deal
Cardinals' box score: The demographics of the College of Cardinals
Archbishop Weakland, Becciu is still on trial, and Visa's scandal
Visa CEO remains on Catholic boards amid child porn dispute
Will Pope Francis reinstate Becciu?
Becciu: 'The pope told me I will be reinstated' as cardinal
Can the synodal process overcome Europe’s East-West divide?
Half a million people took part in Italy’s diocesan synod phase
'Unimaginable cruelty and trauma' - A survivor of forced sterilization speaks out
Bishop arrested, L’Affaire Ouellet, and ‘better than I found it’
Nicaraguan Bishop Álvarez of Matagalpa arrested
Meet the Nigerian priest who conquered TikTok from a Scottish village
Vatican: Ouellet will not face canonical trial
War, refugees dominate bishops' talk at Ukrainian Catholic synod on synodality meeting
'The true image of the Church' - Nigeria's synod on synodality
Cardinal Ouellet allegations will raise Vatican criticisms
The synodal 1%, the real St. Roch, and the ‘militant’ rosary
Pressure grows on German bishops over ‘synodal way’ co-president’s abortion stance
‘We want women to thrive’ - A look inside a Chicago maternity home
USCCB got extension on synodality synod synthesis
Synod on Synodality reaches a ‘due date.’ What’s next?
A Nigerian politician implied the pope supports his politics. After pushback, he’s apologized
The Pillar In-Depth S1E5: How can I support women today?
S1E5: How can I support women today?
It doesn't matter what I think
Abuse advocates: Wisconsin AG 'walking back' promises on diocesan abuse probe
Zanchetta lawyer turned Vatican investigator was fired for resumé fraud
Could Francis establish a Church role for lay preachers?
Pontifical academy tweets confusion, St. Edith Stein, and a 'Body of Christ' party
Pontifical academy raises questions, confusion, on 'Humanae vitae'
Will 'Anglicanorum' get the 'Traditionis' treatment?
Protest in India draws 50,000 Catholics over liturgy dispute, Kariyil resignation
How the Church is 'sharing in Nigeria's agony'
UK court says Mincione-Vatican lawsuit can go ahead
'Doctor of Resilient Hope' - The last days of Edith Stein
Live show: We didn’t think anyone would come!
Ep. 81: We didn’t think anyone would come!
Nicaraguan Bishop Alvarez detained, investigated for 'inciting violence'
A parish under siege, a spurious argument, and baseball in heaven
'Life-affirming' care and the hardest of cases
Syro-Malabar archbishop: Nuncio said resign in 24 hours or be removed
Nicaraguan parish remains under siege after police raid
Knoxville diocese fought to name plaintiff in rape cover-up suit
Poland sees 90% drop in legal abortions after landmark court ruling
Where are the pastoral plans for 'Traditionis'?
The Pillar In-Depth S1E4: What about life-affirming medicine?
S1E4: What about life-affirming medicine?
Cardinal Mahony's autograph, the kirchensteuer, and a midwest dive bar
Indian Catholics to call for ‘justice’ after archbishop’s resignation
In Ukraine, local priests' dialogue is forging new Orthodox unity
Chinese bishop to withhold sacraments over CCPA registration
A Nicaraguan priest is accused of abusing a minor. Human rights activists aren't convinced.
Synods of the willing, the Zanchetta problem, and necrobotics
A new approach to pro-life arguments in a post-Roe world
How many people took part in the synod’s diocesan phase?
Local Catholics protest Zanchetta house arrest at retired priest home
What's behind the Vatican chief diplomat's change of tune?
How Jesuits spread devotion to the Sacred Heart
Indian archbishop at heart of liturgy dispute reportedly resigns
The Pillar In-Depth S1E3: 'How can I separate fact from fiction here?'
S1E3: How can I separate fact from fiction here?
Luxembourg’s synod report calls for change on homosexuality, priestly celibacy
The papal penance pilgrimage, and JD's on vacation
How Francis said more than 'sorry' in Canada
Bishop Paprocki on abortion, Communion and the boardroom
Pope Francis in Canada – not your typical papal trip
Syro-Malabar priests accuse Vatican of demanding archbishop’s resignation
Vatican court rejects appeal in financial crime case
The Extraordinary Form in Washington, changes for Opus Dei, and a big conversation to be had
Making sense of sex and gender, continued
D.C. 'Traditionis custodes' plan to publish Friday
What does the Vatican's 'synodal way' statement aim to achieve?
Vatican interventions in Germany’s ‘synodal way’ - timeline
Vatican permission still unclear on 'Traditionis'
The Church's other ‘liturgy war’
What do Americans think about abortion law? It's complicated
Martyred Nigerian priest remembered as a 'dedicated priest of God'
Can a new policy change the Vatican’s investment culture?
The Prince of Peace, encyclical speculation, and keeping cool
‘A Church that will be a mother’ - Nigerian bishop aims for peace
Pillar In-Depth S1E2: 'What can I do to help?'
S1E2: 'What can I do to help?'
Vatican backs dissolution of Medjugorje-linked group
Former Yakima bishop reprimanded by pope for ‘mistakes’
What do the German synodal way’s documents actually say?
'Traditionis custodes' - A timeline
'Traditionis custodes' - 1 year on
In defense of geocentrism, and other news
Making sense of sex, gender, and trans issues
What 'Vos estis' could learn from USCCB 'Charter' audits
Nigerian Christians cry foul over Muslim-Muslim presidential ticket
Who ‘won’ Australia’s plenary council, and why it matters
Who are the women appointed to the Vatican’s Dicastery for Bishops?
Lauren Handy jailed as pro-life ‘rescue’ movement returns
What is happening at the Pontifical Academy for Life?
Breaking: Benedict XVI is not dead
Pillar In-Depth S1E1: 'I don't know how to talk about this...'
S1E1: I don’t know how to talk about this . . .
Introducing: The Pillar In-Depth
The Catholics who will help pick Britain's next PM
Defendants point fingers at each other in Vatican trial
In Ukraine, ‘God wipes away people's tears’
The search for the next archbishop of Westminster
Amid priest abductions, Nigerian bishops insist Christian persecution has religious roots
A rumble Down Under, a halftime report, and numbers and lies
Australian plenary council finishes with united vote
The fight for conscientious medicine
Introducing: The Pillar In-Depth
The feminine genius - and episcopal accountability - at the Dicastery for Bishops
Australia’s plenary council heads for day of reckoning
Lawsuit alleges serial assault by CFR Franciscan
The Vatican Financial Trial Halftime Report™
A day of drama at Australia’s plenary council
The price of Pope Francis' long view on China
German plan for permanent 'synodal council' sparks backlash
Vatican approves election of lay brother to lead Congregation of the Holy Cross
Christ: The center of history, and the source of our freedom
Big trouble in little Liechtenstein?
Albany bishop says mediation could help victims
Solidarity, liturgy, and your Weekend Update
Bishop Bätzing’s very bad year
Solidarity HealthShare under fire for unpaid bills, unmet regulations
What to make of Pelosi’s Roman holiday
What does Pope Francis say in his new apostolic letter on the liturgy?
The Vatican vs the US bishops on 'credible' abuse reform
'Roe v. Wade' is still overturned, and other news too!
After Dobbs: Abortion in America by the numbers
What do plummeting Catholic numbers mean for Germany’s synodal way?
Catholic persecution and Nicaragua's fasting bishop
'It's a mandate' - After 'Dobbs,' sidewalk counselors get back to the pavement
After ‘Dobbs’ - Parishes prepare for protests
US bishops react to Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade
Life after Dobbs: What happens next?
Double feast day, Pillar personnel news, and local politics
Medicine and accepting the difficult truths
Why SCOTUS said 'ayuh' to Maine's religious schools
Locusts and wild honey - Why John the Baptist gets a liturgical birthday party
Mincione sues Swiss bank over Vatican investment
Vatican funds rescue of Rome hospital linked to financial scandal
The Revival, big news, and the Avs
Tennessee diocese levies 25% PPP school tax
Lay 'reflection' raises doctrinal, liturgical questions in Chicago archdiocese
As Pope Francis calls for more marriage prep, Catholic marriage rates on the decline
‘Very passionate, very joyful’ - FOCUS missionary’s canonization cause opens
Flags, Wendy's and the Best Intentions
Ep. 74: Flags, Wendy's and the Best Intentions
Good news in Canadian, artistic ambitions in Italian, and Francis’ law of power
Woman calls for clergy misconduct law after assault allegation
For Italian mosaic maker, art is an expression of faith
Francis and the power of governance: Understanding the pope’s biggest reform
Why the Russian invasion is reshaping global ecumenism
Vatican financial watchdog hails years of ‘great work’
How war has shifted Ukraine's ecumenical landscape
Will USCCB find ‘California Love’ on bishops' retreat?
Pope Francis steps in to appoint new Order of Malta leader
Ep. 73: Ed’s trebuchet and the news
A new bishop for Phoenix, consistency with Kavanaugh, and the papal rumors
'Will you help us?' — A home to mothers in need
Novices dismissed after reporting formator
‘The place where God would be’ - After prenatal diagnosis, parents find support in Catholic ministry
Are US dioceses 'in a corner' over Traditionis custodes?
St. Ignatius' fear, and news from all over
Head of Order of Malta dies unexpectedly
Who are the Fulani herdsmen? A Nigerian conflict explainer
Mincione blames Vatican for London deal losses
Ep. 72: About that cardinal...
Older child baptisms on the rise, while infant baptisms decline
A Jubilee, a bishop, and a council
Fighting for life in the Golden State
Deposed Puerto Rican bishop pushes for Pope Francis meeting
Barron to be appointed Minnesota bishop
Australian plenary council proposals call for lay homilies amid evangelization push
The 'Vos estis' experiment, the Visitation, and the new cardinals
What does 'Vos estis' need now?
How Pope Francis has remade the College of Cardinals
The 'message' of McElroy's red hat
Ep. 71: See how they love one another
UOC-MP asserts 'full' independence at surprise solemn Sobor
Cardinal Angelo Sodano dead at 94
The prophetic, the 'darkness' and the context
Practical wisdom and a mission of mercy
Bishop Flores: 'Sacralized' guns and 'hope' after darkness
’God is still there’: Reflections from a youth minister at Columbine
Bishops push 'prophetic' and 'pragmatic' state advocacy on guns
A Venezuelan priest denounced police killings. Now he could face prison
A very Pelosi newsletter (and some other stuff too)
Gregory, Cordileone, and communion on Communion
'What exactly did Cordileone do?' - A Pelosi prohibition primer
With parishes leaving, Moscow-affiliated Orthodoxy faces uncertain future in Ukraine
Nancy Pelosi and Eucharistic Coherence
Ep. 70: Nancy Pelosi and Eucharistic Coherence
US bishops respond to Pelosi being barred from the Eucharist
Pelosi's Napa bishop will uphold San Fran Communion ban
The ‘Who can receive Holy Communion?’ ultimate explainer™
Pelosi barred from Holy Communion over abortion advocacy
The Kingsmen, the pope’s man, and apples and oranges
Why prudence is cool, actually
It's clear what the Vatican is thinking on Ukraine
Becciu blames Pope Francis, staff, bad memory in Vatican trial
Pope Francis allows lay members to govern clerical religious orders
Flipping icebergs, the news you need, and preaching Christ after Buffalo
Holy Land Catholic leader condemns Israeli police violence at Catholic journalist's funeral
Jimmy Lai faces legal ‘marathon’ in ‘fundamentally changed’ Hong Kong
'We are with our people' - Pastoral ministry in Ukraine's war zones
Ep. 69: What’s with latae sententiae penalties anyway?
Why parish security starts with 'Come Holy Spirit'
What’s with latae sententiae penalties anyway?
Newfoundland parish property could be split after Catholics rally to save church
A hostage, a resignation, and something completely different
Eden Invitation wants to help the Church look 'beyond the LGBT paradigm.' Here's how
Resigning employees call for change amid Word on Fire controversy
Spokane priest at Queen’s castle prompted UK royal security probe
Zen and the art of 3D chess: Beijing takes Rome’s bishop, what next?
Jail Birds - A history of incarcerated cardinals
With Roe overturned, state Catholic conferences have full agendas
Zen released on bail as Holy See watches 'with concern'
Cardinal Zen arrested in Hong Kong on national security charges
Bonus: Our 'Roe v. Wade' podcast
Don't miss: Bishops call for prayer over Roe protests, and a 'hard hitting' vocations story
18 Newfoundland churches for sale in St. John's bankruptcy
EU financial watchdog upgrades Vatican status to ‘regular’
Likely Roe overturn raises 'Eucharistic coherence' questions
TOR priest allegation shows challenge to resolve 'boundary' cases
Pell on Becciu, Word on Fire, and what happens next
Pell questions ‘incomplete’ evidence from Becciu to Vatican court
What makes a parish 'accessible'?
Cardinal Becciu: Pope Francis approved ransom payment to free sister from jihadists
Word on Fire and the limits of canon law
Catholic is only candidate in Hong Kong chief executive election
Extra, extra: Roe v. Wade! Plus Ukraine, vocations, and more
Are we about to see the return of pro-life Democrats?
Knoxville priests asked nuncio for 'merciful relief'
Fact and fiction: Vatican II and the 'vocations crisis'
'A strange type of ecumenism' - Francis faces criticism in Ukraine
About Catherine, Edgar, and Elon
'Mercy killings' and transplants: When are we dead?
Vatican trial: Watchdog could not stop London deal
Stika said assault claim was 'baseless' 'boundary issue' for seminarian to whom he gave thousands
Are diocesan mergers on the way?
Deposed Puerto Rico bishop pushed back ahead of removal
Extra! Extra! Sr. Marie-Claude's courage, St. Cletus, and a thank you
New lawsuit accuses Stika of new cover-up
Order of Malta: Draft reform would impose term limits, end veto power of Grand Master
New PPF means new beginning, and new ending, for seminary formation
Triduum in Ukraine: 'God will be where I will be'
Easter, Ælfheah, and embryo adoption
No way out? What to do about a 'frozen generation’
What exactly is Divine Mercy Sunday?
Vatican approves norms to reshape U.S. priestly formation
Business ‘outside the family’: What if Becciu blames Pope Francis?
He is Risen, news from all over, and 'praying in quicksand'
Hong Kong bishop ‘hopes’ for women’s ordination ‘one day’
Why a Ukrainian Orthodox split from Kirill may not lead to unity
Ep. 65: Cyndi Lauper is not ok
Good Friday on the margins, a mother’s grief, and something strange
The Pillar Podcast Ep. 65: Cyndi Lauper is not ok
'The pieces God used' - A mother’s grief and the gift of conversion
Francis and Kirill: A meeting on the margins?
The real Fr. Stu, 'Webmaster Becciu,' and John Oliver's blackmail
'Christ our Light' - Candles and campfires at the Easter Vigil?
Report: Becciu payments to Australian tech firm for domain name registration
Lauren Handy, activists continue protests, Congress amplifies calls for action
Meet Father Stu – the true story, and real priest behind Mark Wahlberg’s new movie
Ep. 64: 'The most sane person in the room’
Ep. 63: Catholic schools, and Ed is not house hunting
Christ in Bucha, crowds on Palm Sunday, and the rules of baseball
The justice of Ukraine’s cause
'From death into life' - Loving a sick or dying parent
The Pillar Podcast Ep. 64: 'The most sane person in the room'
‘Ask Your Husband,’ or his brother? Controversial book pulled after plagiarism charge
After Bucha massacre, Ukrainians look for God
What about ‘the other guys’ in the Vatican trial?
Vatican trial: Accused finance watchdog says he had no power to stop London deal
Lauren Handy's promise, papal palm patrol, and the Cross at the center of the world
Lauren Handy: 'These children were murdered'
Peña Parra: Reporting corruption risked 'reputational damage'
The history of the pope’s palms — the ‘parmureli’
Cardinal Marx, the Catechism, and heresy
Education week, House of Cards, and nothing to say
Rethinking sex: Culture, consent, and robots?
The Pillar Podcast Ep. 63: Catholic schools, and Ed is not house hunting
Vatican 'House of Cardinals' - Season 1 recap
Sister Thea Bowman - 'What does it mean to be Black and Catholic?'
Pope Francis waives state secrecy for Becciu, Vatican official confirms spying claims
‘Just saying yes to God’ - Msgr Tom Powers on priesthood and the North American College
Msgr. Tom Powers appointed NAC rector
Will Vatican schools instruction end Indianapolis LGBT dispute?
Vatican releases instruction on the 'project' of Catholic education
Personnel is policy: Pope Francis’ next big reform
Extra, extra! CUA prez, St. Gwladys, and papal 'opposition'
'Integration of faith and reason' key for new CUA president Peter Kilpatrick
'Love means radical solidarity': Walking with the Sisters of Life
A history of Catholic slaps, punches, and all-out brawls
Is there a global vocations crisis? A look at the numbers
Laetare Sunday is much more than 'pink' vestments
The Pillar Podcast Ep. 62: Watches and Mary
Masonic lodges, ashrams, XXX clubs: What’s a ‘sordid’ use for a former church?
Around the world: Bishops, Catholics pray to consecrate Russia
Consecration day, fake news about Pope Francis, and the DC circus
Russian consecration will ice ecumenism. Could that mean a thaw for Eastern Catholic requests?
Dodge City's Bishop Brungardt cleared of abuse allegations
Mary statue to return from Hindu group to NY parish
‘I have never seen such fear’ - Ukraine’s refugees, and the Catholics helping them survive
Hindu temple in closed N.Y. church raises questions
No, Pope Francis hasn't changed Vatican law during the financial trial
Vatican re-org, why seminaries exist, and turning to the Mother of God
'God is not done with the Josephinum'
‘Vos estis’ report charges Brooklyn’s Chappetto put minors at risk
Praedicate evangelium: Pope Francis’ curial reform still a work in progress
The Catholic Church and Down syndrome
Pope Francis launches Vatican restructure aimed at flexibility and collaboration
Ep. 61: Winona Ryder and Cardinal Becciu
Bishops await Vatican instruction for consecration of Russia and Ukraine
War and peace, Putin’s face, and a question of manners
Choosing forgiveness - The modern 'f-word'
The Pillar Podcast Ep. 61: Winona Ryder and Cardinal Becciu
‘Not a cent’: Becciu tells Vatican judges he is not a crook
Hong Kong bishop meets with Pope Francis ahead of China deal renewal
After Morrier conviction, will Vatican investigate allegation's handling?
‘Just war’ no more? What did Pope Francis say, and what does it mean?
Becciu’s day in court: What to expect
German bishop permits lay baptisms — is that allowed?
Ukrainian refugee situation is unique, but ‘all too familiar’
Pope Francis will consecrate Russia and Ukraine. What's that mean?
The Pillar Podcast Ep. 60: A meaty mini-episode
Bishops’ gambit: Have the Germans lost their bet on reform?
The ultimate Catholic school March Madness guide, 2022
In Ukraine, art is cultural memory
Stika 'bullied' Catholic over mishandled allegations, woman claims
Concern in Brooklyn, Panakhyda in Washington, and Endurance in the Arctic
At Panakhyda liturgy, Ukrainian Catholics pray for war dead
The 'hobo missionary' and the saints 'who give us hope'
‘There is no debate’: Cardinal Tomasi on the future of the Order of Malta
Brooklyn aux bishop under Vatican investigation, whistleblower resigns
Split from Kirill is coming, say Ukrainian Orthodox priests
Can the pope just fire a bishop?
Who’s buying Vigano’s Russkiy-integralism?
Zanchetta, St. John of God, and 8 CDs for a penny
Bishop Zanchetta and pastoral myopia
Cozzens: No Hoeppner ministry in Crookston diocese
Pope Francis' 'Zanchetta problem'
Argentine Bishop Zanchetta sentenced for sex abuse
Russkiy-mir, German numbers, and how not to save time
The Pillar Podcast Ep. 59: 'Lenten Yes or No?'
'Russkiy Mir' - The 'Russian world' meets Ukrainian politics and Vatican diplomacy
All due process: What you need to know about the Vatican court ruling
Moscow Patriarch Kirill: Ukraine Orthodox bishops in 'schism'
Shifting German Catholic demographics and the synodal agenda
Ukraine, 'happy' Becciu, and weird mob football
Becciu 'happy' to testify after Vatican trial judge rejects dismissal motions
Why the USCCB builds in Eastern Europe
Where are masks still mandated in Catholic schools?
Pope Francis hears 'exchange of views' on Order of Malta's future
Moscow patriarch prays for unity of ‘single space’ of Russia and Ukraine
Bishop Stika will 'vigorously challenge' Knoxville cover-up allegations
Ep. 58: The suburban parish curia
‘No time for whining’, a Knoxville lawsuit, and the rules of Calvinball
More than surviving: A life after abuse
The Pillar Podcast Ep. 58: The suburban parish curia
Ukrainian Catholic bishop: 'We have to keep faith' amid Russian invasion
Saints and blesseds of Ukraine
Stika lawsuit: What's next for the Knoxville diocese?
Stika, Knoxville diocese, sued for alleged rape cover-up
Torzi again suspect in new hospital fraud case, again
An ambigram, a dad moment, and a bit of beauty
With war looming, will Kyiv get a Catholic patriarch?
Are canonical reforms about the Vatican bottom line?
The Pillar Podcast Bonus Episode: +Kurtz reflects
Becciu back in court as Vatican trial resumes
The Pillar Podcast Ep. 57: 'Synergy'
Working 9 to 5, conspiracy bingo, and the shipping news
USCCB seminary norms won't include proposed background database
Beyond 9 to 5: One family's new post-COVID normal
Bishops' gambit: Will Francis' changes to canon law hand the USCCB a win?
The (canon) laws, they are a-changin': A complete guide to the pope's canonical revisions
Becciu’s 'classified' tech company linked to Trump-Russia allegations
The pope's new laws, Ukrainian Church and state, and very bad advice
The CDF, explained: 'Nobody expects the Roman Inquisition'
The aftermath: Pope's CDF changes and curial reform
Still C.D.F. - Francis begins congregation’s next episode
Ep. 56: Marriage, baptism, and the Super Bowl
Russian roulette: The pope's ecumenical dilemma in Ukraine
'Blurred lines' - Ottawa archdiocese says there's no easy take on trucker protests
The Pillar Podcast Ep. 56: Marriage, baptism, and the Super Bowl
Everybody knows you're wrong about the Super Bowl
The spiritual renewal of medicine
On North American College, the ‘metropolitan model’ expands its scope
Report: New allegations of spying in Vatican financial scandal
After 'we baptize' scandal, have 'we' catechized?
Zanchetta trial to begin without Vatican files
Can the Vatican reform pontifical not-so-secrecy?
Louisville's new slugger, Ben XVI's apology, and St. Bakhita's freedom
Bishop Fabre to succeed Abp. Kurtz in Louisville
Sub Petro? Marx, Hollerich, and the 'synodal path'
The Pillar Podcast Ep. 55: A friendly wager
Former Cleveland priest McWilliams dead in suspected suicide
Beijing games, the Neil Young experience, and only in New York
Bonus: (Priestly) Life in the Big Top
What’s in store for the Vatican’s Year of the Tiger?
Peter’s Pence USCCB lawsuit is stalled, but not over
The Pillar Podcast Bonus Episode: (Priestly) Life in the Big Top
Italian court cancels Torzi arrest warrant
‘Papa’ steps in: Francis to decide personally on Order of Malta reforms
Vatican spy tapes, and welcoming Catholic schools
Kansas' Bishop Brungardt remains under abuse investigation
Knights of Malta agree to constitutional changes, new talks with Cardinal Tomasi
A shelved USCCB doc, 'ad orientem', and offended dignity
The Pillar Podcast Ep. 54: Do you even skijor?
'All the lonely people' - How to help America's loneliness epidemic
Backs to the wall: Can bishops ban 'ad orientem'?
Disorder of Malta: How did it come to this?
Prosecutors renew charges of Becciu witness tampering
CDF shelved draft USCCB LGBT pastoral ministry doc
‘A direct attack’: Knights of Malta delegate locked out of order’s constitutional committee
Episcopal beats, a papal ‘error’, and praying for peace
Benedict's 'error': What have we learned?
Order of Malta: Fight over ‘Fras’ could lead to Vatican-imposed reform
Former Franciscan U friar facing rape trial
'Catholics' for choice, marchers for life, and how to sabotage a synod
How shifting U.S. demographics will change the abortion conversation
The Pillar Podcast Ep. 53: München and Malta
Vann: 'Prenatal justice' takes real help, and real relationships
Order of Malta sovereignty will be ‘totally preserved,’ Tomasi promises
German report accuses Benedict XVI of abuse coverup. What does it say?
Benedictine nuns aim for pro-life witness in letter-writing campaign
Vatican reforms are 'hazard' to sovereignty, says Order of Malta Grand Chancellor
The Italian supreme court isn’t stopping the fight in Vatican financial trial
Foxes have dens, the Gospel of Life, and JD is freezing in Bismarck
'Pray for peace and justice in Ukraine'
Updated: Parish responses to Chicago liturgy regs face different directions
Cardinal Tomasi: Draft Malta constitution still ‘provisional,’ leak unauthorized
The Pillar Podcast Ep. 52: Hobbits and party people
Ep. 52: Hobbits and party people
NJ state probe is 'impediment' to McCarrick records release
Order of Malta would be 'subject' of Holy See under new constitution
Marching into the fray, a culture of evangelization, and a process story
'Culture is the hidden curriculum of a school'
The Church has a 'Jubilee Year' coming up. What's that?
New NAC rector delayed over candidates' list deadlock
USCCB aims to clarify after 'jargon' synod post criticized
At March for Life, which way will the movement move?
Get your popcorn ready: Pope St. Hyginus, the Windy City, and more
CDF secretary's departure beginning of dicastery shakeup
India restores Missionaries of Charity foreign funding. But why was it revoked?
The Pillar Podcast Ep. 51: Vatican II & all that jazz
Ep. 51: Vatican II & all that jazz
'Star Wars' terrorism and the ethics of space
Why 'nun' of the Missionaries of Charity are technically nuns at all
Torzi and the pope: When does a fleecing become a crime?
Were the Missionaries of Charity defunded in India?
Competing realities, and what 2022 will bring
Report: Peña Parra memo shifts focus to Perlasca in Vatican financial trial