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Learning to fly, catching up, and buying books
Pillar paid subscribers can listen to Ed read this Pillar Post here: The Pillar TL;DRHappy Friday friends,I am back. It was a truly restful vacation and I thank you all for letting me have it.It was the first time I have taken two weeks off — actually not working as opposed to working from somewhere...
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Apostolic administrator appointed for Rabat during cardinal’s investigation
The Archdiocese of Rabat, Morocco, announced Aug. 2 the temporary appointment of Msgr. Mario León Dorado, OMI, as apostolic administrator while the Holy See investigates allegations of sexual misconduct against Cardinal Cristóbal López Romero, SDB.Monsignor Mario León Dorado, OMI. Credit: Missionary...
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Request for 'white bishop' sparks outrage and debate in Angola
Catholics in the African nation of Angola are locked in a controversy centered on a historically significant diocese, which claims to have been the see of the first black Catholic bishop appointed in sub-Saharan Africa.The controversy stems from an anonymous July 2 letter to Pope Leo XIV — seemingly...
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The Friday Pillar Post - August 7, 2026
Written by Ed Condon and published August 7, 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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What might be Pope Leo's goal for China?
The Vatican has announced two Chinese episcopal appointments in recent weeks, signaling the continuing operation of its eight-year-old agreement with China’s government on the appointment of bishops.Xishiku Church, Beijing, China. Image via Shutterstock.The bishops, both appointed for dioceses in th...
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Archdiocese of Bombay: Anti-conversion law could target Christian ministry
The Archdiocese of Bombay has voiced “deep concern” over a new anti-conversion law that it says could penalize the work of the Church in the state of Maharashtra, and reflects an ongoing effort to intimidate religious minorities — including Christians — across much of India.The archdiocese said in a...
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Is Pope Leo maintaining a TLM ‘gray area’?
Last month’s illicit SSPX consecrations and subsequent excommunications raised expectations that Pope Leo might soon act to expand the celebration of the TLM in communities that are in union with Rome.But more than a month later, that expected papal action has not come.Credit: Thoom / Shutterstock.S...
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‘Reality grounded in faith’ - Daly on Spokane wildfires
Firefighters are racing to fight a trio of fires in Spokane County that are currently threatening thousands of homes.Three fires just north of downtown Spokane ignited on Saturday, and are continuing to burn a span of more than 10,000 acres, with no containment so far.Devastation from the Spokane fi...
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Australian bishop testifies for prosecution in former Broome bishop’s abuse trial
An Australian bishop has appeared in court as a witness for the prosecution in the trial of the former head of the neighboring diocese on charges of sexual abuse.Bishop Michael Morrissey of the Diocese of Geraldton appeared in court to give evidence in the trial of Bishop Christopher Saunders, the f...
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The Tuesday Pillar Post - August 4, 2026
Written by JD Flynn and published August 4, 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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Jack Figge: Thank you, the trenches, and see-you-later
Hey everybody,Apologies for burdening your inbox with a non- Pillar Post email, but lucky for you this is not a money pitch either.This is Jack, the former intern, freelancer, and, according to Ed, The Pillar’s “resident young and cool person” and , I write to share a simple message with The Pillar...
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Polish man arrested over Medjugorje vandalism
A Polish man has been identified as the main suspect of a vandalization and desecration of the Medjugorje shrine in Bosnia on July 28.Statute of the Blessed Virgin Mary at Medjugorje, vandalized July 28. Credit: Bosnian tourist board.Security camera footage showed a man dousing the altar of Saint Ja...