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[Daily Rosary Meditations] The Transfiguration

Pope Leo XIV warns prayer is disappearing from Christian families

Pope Leo XIV lamented Wednesday that prayer is no longer being passed on in many Christian families and urged the faithful to rediscover it as a fundamental dimension of human life.“In our time, in contexts dominated by an efficiency-driven and consumerist mindset, prayer may seem pointless and triv...

Pope Leo XIV to visit Uruguay, Argentina, and Peru in November

Pope Leo XIV will make an apostolic trip to Uruguay, Argentina, and Peru from Nov. 6–17, a nearly two-week tour that will be his first papal visit to Latin America.As reported by the Vatican on Aug. 5, the pontiff accepted the invitation of the heads of state and ecclesiastical authorities of the th...

[Daily Rosary Meditations] Our Lady of the Snows

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...

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...

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...

‘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...

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...

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...

St. Francis and the Love for All Creation

There is a reason why the Jesuit Argentinian Jorge Mario Bergoglio, upon being elected pope, took the name of Francis of Assisi as his “guide and inspiration.” As his many writings inform us, Pope Francis consciously followed in the wake of his saintly namesake in many of his papacy’s aims. As he wr...