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With the latest move, the process is no longer confined to the West of Ireland:
29/07/2026

With the latest move, the process is no longer confined to the West of Ireland:

The latest union is the first outside of the West of Ireland

The fallout from a new illicit episcopal consecration:
27/07/2026

The fallout from a new illicit episcopal consecration:

The judgment followed Fr. Michael Mary Sim’s illicit episcopal consecration

Maybe, sometimes, his will is already right there, right where we already are. Sometimes, no lunging is called for, and ...
23/07/2026

Maybe, sometimes, his will is already right there, right where we already are. Sometimes, no lunging is called for, and he wants us to just stay still and endure the position in which we have been put.

Maybe, sometimes, his will is already right there, right where we already are.

Vatican: Rupnik trial "still ongoing."
22/07/2026

Vatican: Rupnik trial "still ongoing."

“The deliberation of the case is still ongoing.”

In these troubled times, The Pillar has compiled a list of saints whose intercession is commonly sought for…bowel proble...
20/07/2026

In these troubled times, The Pillar has compiled a list of saints whose intercession is commonly sought for…bowel problems… of various sorts.

A list of saints whose intercession is commonly sought for…bowel problems… of various sorts.

In some US dioceses, priestly vocations are thriving. What are they doing differently?
17/07/2026

In some US dioceses, priestly vocations are thriving. What are they doing differently?

In some US dioceses, priestly vocations are thriving.

The pastor has been removed from ministry while police investigate more than 1,000 irregular checks issued from parish a...
16/07/2026

The pastor has been removed from ministry while police investigate more than 1,000 irregular checks issued from parish accounts.

Police are investigating the apparent theft of more than $600,000 from a parish in Ontario, and the pastor has been removed from ministry while the investigation takes place.

A new law will end military service exemptions for clergy.
14/07/2026

A new law will end military service exemptions for clergy.

A new law will end military service exemptions for clergy.

Nationally, priestly ordination numbers are up from last year, but still lower than they were a decade ago.
13/07/2026

Nationally, priestly ordination numbers are up from last year, but still lower than they were a decade ago.

Nationally, priestly ordination numbers are up from last year, but still lower than they were a decade ago.

Pope Leo:"Congratulations on this extraordinary national anniversary. May the spirit of 1776 continue to inspire hope an...
03/07/2026

Pope Leo:
"Congratulations on this extraordinary national anniversary. May the spirit of 1776 continue to inspire hope and unity as the United States of America moves into the future."

Leo XIV, on America's 250th

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