<![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, 30 Jul 2026 19:41:00 GMT<![CDATA[News Roundup— Week of July 23]]>https://www.pillarcatholic.com/p/news-roundup-week-of-july-23https://www.pillarcatholic.com/p/news-roundup-week-of-july-23Thu, 23 Jul 2026 21:13:10 GMTThe Vatican denies rumors that Fr. Marko Rupnik has been acquitted. The Diocese of Rockville Centre and four communities of religious sisters sue the state of New York over a new assisted suicide law.

Priests in the Archdiocese of Munich and Freising are conflicted over a directive from their cardinal-archbishop. The Catholic Church in Kazakhstan is bap…

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]]><![CDATA[The Friday Pillar Post - July 17, 2026]]>https://www.pillarcatholic.com/p/the-friday-pillar-post-july-17-2026https://www.pillarcatholic.com/p/the-friday-pillar-post-july-17-2026Fri, 17 Jul 2026 17:03:20 GMTWritten by Ed Condon and published July 17, 2026.

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]]><![CDATA[News Roundup— Week of July 16]]>https://www.pillarcatholic.com/p/news-roundup-week-of-july-16https://www.pillarcatholic.com/p/news-roundup-week-of-july-16Thu, 16 Jul 2026 19:49:21 GMTThe Society of St. Pius X files a preliminary recourse against the excommunication of its bishops. The Catholic Church in Nicaragua demands a proof of life for Bishop Abelardo Mata.

Lawmakers in France vote to legalize euthanasia and assisted suicide. Cardinal Matteo Zuppi makes a second humanitarian mission to Ukraine. The Archdiocese of Dubuque begins…

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]]><![CDATA[The Friday Pillar Post - July 10, 2026]]>https://www.pillarcatholic.com/p/the-friday-pillar-post-july-10-2026https://www.pillarcatholic.com/p/the-friday-pillar-post-july-10-2026Fri, 10 Jul 2026 16:15:48 GMTWritten by Ed Condon and published July 10, 2026.

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Paprocki: Cha…

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]]><![CDATA[News Roundup— Week of July 9]]>https://www.pillarcatholic.com/p/news-roundup-week-of-july-9https://www.pillarcatholic.com/p/news-roundup-week-of-july-9Thu, 09 Jul 2026 12:53:18 GMTCatholic bishops in Switzerland join the Vatican in extending hand of welcome to SSPX members wishing to return to full communion with the Church. The Chinese government releases an underground Christian pastor after nearly two years of imprisonment.

An independent report clears the president of Seton Hall University of claims he improperly responded to…

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]]><![CDATA[The Tuesday Pillar Post - July 7, 2026]]>https://www.pillarcatholic.com/p/the-tuesday-pillar-post-july-7-2026https://www.pillarcatholic.com/p/the-tuesday-pillar-post-july-7-2026Wed, 08 Jul 2026 02:39:29 GMTWritten by JD Flynn and published July 7, 2026.

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]]><![CDATA[The Friday Pillar Post - July 3, 2026]]>https://www.pillarcatholic.com/p/the-friday-pillar-post-july-3-2026https://www.pillarcatholic.com/p/the-friday-pillar-post-july-3-2026Fri, 03 Jul 2026 15:21:46 GMTWritten by Ed Condon and published July 3, 2026.

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SSPX illicitly…

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]]><![CDATA[News Roundup— Week of July 2]]>https://www.pillarcatholic.com/p/news-roundup-week-of-july-2https://www.pillarcatholic.com/p/news-roundup-week-of-july-2Thu, 02 Jul 2026 20:36:04 GMTThe Vatican confirms the excommunication of all six bishops of the traditionalist Society of St. Pius X. Nicaraguan police detain a bishop emeritus.

The Archdiocese of San Francisco proposes a $395 million settlement to victim survivors of abuse.

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]]><![CDATA[The Friday Pillar Post - June 26, 2026]]>https://www.pillarcatholic.com/p/the-friday-pillar-post-june-26-2026https://www.pillarcatholic.com/p/the-friday-pillar-post-june-26-2026Fri, 26 Jun 2026 21:04:35 GMTWritten by JD Flynn and published June 26, 2026.

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]]><![CDATA[News Roundup— Week of June 25]]>https://www.pillarcatholic.com/p/news-roundup-week-of-june-25https://www.pillarcatholic.com/p/news-roundup-week-of-june-25Thu, 25 Jun 2026 22:11:15 GMTCatholic leaders in Venezuela ask for help following two devastating earthquakes. The Vatican’s worship department declines a request from German bishops to allow for lay preaching at Masses.

A bishop in Scotland warns against an illicit episcopal consecration scheduled to take place in his diocese in late July. South Korea’s president invites Pope Leo …

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]]><![CDATA[The Friday Pillar Post - June 19, 2026]]>https://www.pillarcatholic.com/p/the-friday-pillar-post-june-19-2026https://www.pillarcatholic.com/p/the-friday-pillar-post-june-19-2026Fri, 19 Jun 2026 16:02:31 GMTWritten by Ed Condon and published June 19, 2026.

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]]><![CDATA[News Roundup— Week of June 18]]>https://www.pillarcatholic.com/p/news-roundup-week-of-june-18https://www.pillarcatholic.com/p/news-roundup-week-of-june-18Thu, 18 Jun 2026 19:37:29 GMTA historic Eastern Orthodox cathedral in Kyiv is damaged amid Russian airstrikes. The Italian government moves toward becoming the first European nation to develop a comprehensive national framework for AI.

A New Jersey appeals court rules that Seton Hall will not need to fully disclose a report detailing its response to abuse allegations against former…

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]]><![CDATA[The Tuesday Pillar Post - June 16, 2026]]>https://www.pillarcatholic.com/p/the-tuesday-pillar-post-june-16-2026https://www.pillarcatholic.com/p/the-tuesday-pillar-post-june-16-2026Thu, 18 Jun 2026 03:12:54 GMTWritten by JD Flynn and published June 16, 2026.

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]]><![CDATA[The Friday Pillar Post - June 12, 2026]]>https://www.pillarcatholic.com/p/the-friday-pillar-post-june-12-2026https://www.pillarcatholic.com/p/the-friday-pillar-post-june-12-2026Fri, 12 Jun 2026 16:14:37 GMTWritten by Ed Condon and published June 12, 2026.

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]]><![CDATA[News Roundup— Week of June 11]]>https://www.pillarcatholic.com/p/news-roundup-week-of-june-11https://www.pillarcatholic.com/p/news-roundup-week-of-june-11Thu, 11 Jun 2026 19:58:58 GMTU.S. bishops approve revisions to the Dallas Charter. Bishops in Africa demand a swift and thorough investigation into the killing of a bishop in Mozambique.

Catholic and Orthodox leaders urge Lebanese authorities to protect the historic Christian quarter of Tyre amid Israeli airstrikes. U.S. bishops consecrate the United States to the Sacred Heart of J…

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]]><![CDATA[The Tuesday Pillar Post - June 9, 2026]]>https://www.pillarcatholic.com/p/the-tuesday-pillar-post-june-9-2026https://www.pillarcatholic.com/p/the-tuesday-pillar-post-june-9-2026Tue, 09 Jun 2026 20:57:18 GMTWritten by JD Flynn and published June 9, 2026.

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]]><![CDATA[The Friday Pillar Post - May 29, 2026]]>https://www.pillarcatholic.com/p/the-friday-pillar-post-may-29-2026https://www.pillarcatholic.com/p/the-friday-pillar-post-may-29-2026Fri, 29 May 2026 18:02:58 GMTWritten by Ed Condon and published May 29, 2026.

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]]><![CDATA[News Roundup— Week of May 28]]>https://www.pillarcatholic.com/p/news-roundup-week-of-may-28https://www.pillarcatholic.com/p/news-roundup-week-of-may-28Thu, 28 May 2026 23:10:30 GMTPope Leo XIV issues his first encyclical. The Society of St. Pius X announces the names of the priests it plans to illicitly ordain bishops in July.

The Coptic Orthodox Church resumes theological dialogue with the Catholic Church. New data shows vocations to the priesthood are growing in several U.S. Latin Rite dioceses.

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]]><![CDATA[The Tuesday Pillar Post - May 26, 2026]]>https://www.pillarcatholic.com/p/the-tuesday-pillar-post-may-26-2026https://www.pillarcatholic.com/p/the-tuesday-pillar-post-may-26-2026Wed, 27 May 2026 04:16:30 GMTWritten by JD Flynn and published May 26, 2026.

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]]><![CDATA[The Friday Pillar Post - May 22, 2026]]>https://www.pillarcatholic.com/p/the-friday-pillar-post-may-22-2026https://www.pillarcatholic.com/p/the-friday-pillar-post-may-22-2026Fri, 22 May 2026 16:10:13 GMTWritten by Ed Condon and published May 22, 2026.

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Synodality, bu…

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