<![CDATA[The Pillar: The Pillar TL;DR]]>https://www.pillarcatholic.com/s/the-pillar-tldrhttps://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!ktjI!,w_256,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fbucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe1d84de5-dbcf-4987-8cad-e8e485283932_300x300.pngThe Pillar: The Pillar TL;DRhttps://www.pillarcatholic.com/s/the-pillar-tldrSubstackThu, 29 Oct 2026 02:14:04 GMT<![CDATA[The Tuesday Pillar Post - October 27, 2026]]>https://www.pillarcatholic.com/p/the-tuesday-pillar-post-october-27https://www.pillarcatholic.com/p/the-tuesday-pillar-post-october-27Wed, 28 Oct 2026 02:33:54 GMTWritten by JD Flynn and published October 27, 2026.

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]]><![CDATA[News Roundup— Week of October 22]]>https://www.pillarcatholic.com/p/news-roundup-week-of-october-22https://www.pillarcatholic.com/p/news-roundup-week-of-october-22Thu, 22 Oct 2026 19:25:05 GMTPope Leo XIV’s doctors say his cancer was localized, and no further treatment is necessary. The Patriarchs and Heads of Churches in Jerusalem have condemned violence targeting Palestinian oil harvesters in the West Bank.

Several dioceses in Ireland will launch a pilot program in 2027 to train people for the lay ministry of catechist. The next National E…

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]]><![CDATA[The Tuesday Pillar Post - October 20, 2026]]>https://www.pillarcatholic.com/p/the-tuesday-pillar-post-october-20https://www.pillarcatholic.com/p/the-tuesday-pillar-post-october-20Wed, 21 Oct 2026 00:43:33 GMTWritten by JD Flynn and published October 20, 2026.

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]]><![CDATA[News Roundup— Week of October 8]]>https://www.pillarcatholic.com/p/news-roundup-week-of-october-8https://www.pillarcatholic.com/p/news-roundup-week-of-october-8Thu, 08 Oct 2026 18:48:50 GMTPope Leo XIV kicks off a weeklong meeting of bishops in Rome to reflect on the 2016 apostolic exhortation Amoris laetitia. An Australian court sentences a Catholic bishop to prison for abusing two Aboriginal men.

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]]><![CDATA[The Friday Pillar Post - October 2, 2026]]>https://www.pillarcatholic.com/p/the-friday-pillar-post-october-2https://www.pillarcatholic.com/p/the-friday-pillar-post-october-2Fri, 02 Oct 2026 16:48:33 GMTWritten by Ed Condon and published October 2, 2026.

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]]><![CDATA[News Roundup— Week of October 1]]>https://www.pillarcatholic.com/p/news-roundup-week-of-october-1https://www.pillarcatholic.com/p/news-roundup-week-of-october-1Thu, 01 Oct 2026 18:45:24 GMTPope Leo XIV visits France. The Archdiocese of Palermo affirms its decision to combine First Communion and Confirmation, despite protest from local business owners.

The Archdiocese of Baltimore plans to ordain next year the highest number of priests in a single year in more than a half century. The Diocese of Peoria will soon establish the first-ever pa…

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]]><![CDATA[News Roundup— Week of September 24]]>https://www.pillarcatholic.com/p/news-roundup-week-of-september-24https://www.pillarcatholic.com/p/news-roundup-week-of-september-24Thu, 24 Sep 2026 22:04:08 GMTArchbishop Fulton Sheen is beatified. The patriarch of the Syriac Catholic Church accuses the head of a Vatican dicastery of orchestrating efforts to oust him from his office.

Five alleged victims send an open letter to Pope Leo XIV pleading for transparency around the canonical trial of disgraced Father Marko Rupnik.

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]]><![CDATA[The Tuesday Pillar Post - September 22, 2026]]>https://www.pillarcatholic.com/p/the-tuesday-pillar-post-september-d48https://www.pillarcatholic.com/p/the-tuesday-pillar-post-september-d48Wed, 23 Sep 2026 19:21:42 GMTWritten by JD Flynn and published September 22, 2026.

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]]><![CDATA[The Friday Pillar Post - September 18, 2026]]>https://www.pillarcatholic.com/p/the-friday-pillar-post-september-87fhttps://www.pillarcatholic.com/p/the-friday-pillar-post-september-87fFri, 18 Sep 2026 16:27:26 GMTWritten by Ed Condon and published September 18, 2026.

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]]><![CDATA[News Roundup— Week of September 17]]>https://www.pillarcatholic.com/p/news-roundup-week-of-september-17https://www.pillarcatholic.com/p/news-roundup-week-of-september-17Thu, 17 Sep 2026 21:49:41 GMTA Catholic school in Gaza reopens its doors to students, after three years of serving as a shelter for internally displaced persons. The Basilica of Our Lady of Aparecida in Brazil unveils new mosaics associated with disgraced former Jesuit Father Marko Rupnik.

U.S. bishops create a task force on artificial intelligence. The beatification cause of a Vir…

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]]><![CDATA[The Tuesday Pillar Post - September 15, 2026]]>https://www.pillarcatholic.com/p/the-tuesday-pillar-post-september-a29https://www.pillarcatholic.com/p/the-tuesday-pillar-post-september-a29Tue, 15 Sep 2026 17:19:43 GMTWritten by JD Flynn and published September 15, 2026.

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]]><![CDATA[The Friday Pillar Post - September 11, 2026]]>https://www.pillarcatholic.com/p/the-friday-pillar-post-september-e61https://www.pillarcatholic.com/p/the-friday-pillar-post-september-e61Fri, 11 Sep 2026 17:20:37 GMTWritten by Ed Condon and published September 11, 2026.

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Motion to dismiss delays trial of English bishop accused of rape of a minor

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]]><![CDATA[News Roundup— Week of September 10]]>https://www.pillarcatholic.com/p/news-roundup-week-of-september-10https://www.pillarcatholic.com/p/news-roundup-week-of-september-10Fri, 11 Sep 2026 01:50:43 GMTChristians in Germany sound the alarm following the Alternative for Germany party’s landslide victory in a state election. The archbishop of Indianapolis issues a general dispensation from the Sunday Mass obligation for Catholics who reasonably fear detention by immigration authorities.

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]]><![CDATA[The Friday Pillar Post - September 4, 2026]]>https://www.pillarcatholic.com/p/the-friday-pillar-post-september-e20https://www.pillarcatholic.com/p/the-friday-pillar-post-september-e20Fri, 04 Sep 2026 17:06:39 GMTWritten by Ed Condon and published September 4, 2026.

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Bishop Shaleta will face a full trial after rejecting a plea deal. The Diocese of Fort Worth establishes the first Catholic parish under the patronage of St. Matthew Ayariga.

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]]><![CDATA[The Friday Pillar Post - August 28, 2026]]>https://www.pillarcatholic.com/p/the-friday-pillar-post-august-28https://www.pillarcatholic.com/p/the-friday-pillar-post-august-28Fri, 28 Aug 2026 16:37:35 GMTWritten by Ed Condon and published August 28, 2026.

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]]><![CDATA[The Tuesday Pillar Post - August 25, 2026]]>https://www.pillarcatholic.com/p/the-tuesday-pillar-post-august-25https://www.pillarcatholic.com/p/the-tuesday-pillar-post-august-25Tue, 25 Aug 2026 22:53:40 GMTWritten by JD Flynn and published August 25, 2026.

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