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The Friday Pillar Post - June 26, 2026
Written by JD Flynn and published June 26, 2026.Upgrade your subscription!Are you a paying subscriber?Visit pillarcatholic.com/listen on your phoneCheck the top right corner of the webpage to ensure you are logged into your Substack account.Tap ‘set up podcast’ next to The Pillar TL;DRHaving issues?...
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Armenians ‘disappointed’ and ‘frustrated’ with Vatican over Azerbaijan ties
Armenians from the region of Nagorno-Karabakh are “disappointed” and “frustrated” with the Catholic Church over its ties to Azerbaijan and a foundation that has funded hundreds of millions of dollars’ worth of restoration projects in the Vatican, a leading activist told The Pillar.The Cathedral of t...
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Pope Leo XIV urges Italians to rediscover their faith during prayer before remains of St. Augustine
PAVIA, Italy — Pope Leo XIV encouraged Italians on Saturday to rediscover their lagging Catholic faith during a visit to northern Italy where he prayed before the relics of St. Augustine, the intellectual giant of the early Christian church and inspiration of his religious spirituality. Leo traveled...
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US bishops encouraged to advance renewal of Catholic colleges
Catholic colleges and universities today are largely failing to fulfill their mission, and the bishops have an important role to play in correcting the problem, the provost of Dartmouth College said Wednesday.Santiago Schnell, who is also a renowned mathematical biologist, spoke to the U.S. Conferen...
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‘Endemic to the culture’ - Closed consultation process raises concern before Charter vote
When the U.S. bishops’ conference gathered in Dallas in the spring of 2002, they were in a crisis.The Boston Globe had published reports in the months prior on the extent of clerical sexual abuse of minors in the diocese, and the transfer of abusers and cover-up of allegations which came subsequentl...
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Bishops approve revisions to Dallas Charter
The U.S. bishops voted overwhelmingly on Thursday to approve revisions to the Charter for the Protection of Young People, after a failed proposal to delay the vote, made in order to seek more feedback from diocesan advisors and abuse victims.The vote on the Charter text was 176-22, with 6 bishops ab...
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Bishops consecrate US to the Sacred Heart of Jesus
The bishops of the United States consecrated the nation to the Sacred Heart of Jesus on Thursday, asking for God’s blessings ahead of the country’s 250th anniversary.The consecration took place during Mass at the bishops’ plenary assembly in Orlando on June 11, on the eve of the Solemnity of the Sac...
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The love that burns, the moral of the message, and against golf resorts
Paid Pillar subscribers can listen to Ed read this Pillar Post here: The Pillar TL;DRHappy Friday friends,The bishops of the United States yesterday consecrated the country to the Sacred Heart of Jesus.I think there can be a tendency to give events like these only a passing and even slightly patroni...
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German women’s group’s abortion stance ‘not Catholic,’ says bishop
A German bishop has sharply criticized a leading Catholic women’s association’s call for Catholic hospitals in the country to perform abortions.Members of the Catholic Women’s Association of Germany. Credit: Screenshot from the @kfdBundesverband YouTube channel.Bishop Heinz Josef Algermissen said Ju...
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Rome’s cardinal denies involvement in brother’s corruption probe
Cardinal Baldassare Reina, vicar of the Diocese of Rome, denied Jun. 8 being part of a criminal investigation against his brother involving several Sicilian politicians and businessmen.The denial came as media reports in Italy questioned whether the cardinal had knowledge on his brother’s alleged de...
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The Friday Pillar Post - June 12, 2026
Written by Ed Condon and published June 12, 2026.ShareAre you a paying subscriber?Visit pillarcatholic.com/listen on your phoneCheck the top right corner of the webpage to ensure you are logged into your Substack account.Tap ‘set up podcast’ next to The Pillar TL;DRHaving issues? Email our producer...
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Priest arrested in Mozambique bishop killing; Catholics skeptical
Investigators in Mozambique have arrested three people in connection to the June 6 killing of Bishop Osório Citara Afonso, leader of the Quelimane diocese.One of the arrested suspects is a Catholic priest. The others are a guard and a gardener who worked in the bishop’s residence.Bishop Osório Citor...