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In Leo Vatican change, Children's Day commission dissolved
5+ hour, 54+ min ago (805+ words) Pope Leo XIV dissolved this month the Pontifical Commission for World Children's Day, another recent reversal of a measure passed by his predecessor in the recent past. The move comes as the latest in the quiet rollback of several measures…...
What is the state of Catholicism in England and Wales?
4+ day, 7+ hour ago (1079+ words) When Bishop Richard Moth is installed as the 12th Archbishop of Westminster Saturday he will become the most prominent Catholic leader in Britain. The secular media will likely describe Moth in the coming years as "the head of Britain's Catholics." While…...
What’s the controversy behind the new head of Notre Dame’s Liu Institute?
4+ day, 23+ hour ago (515+ words) Comments - What's the controversy behind the new head of Notre Dame's Liu Institute?The Pillar Bishop Kevin Rhoades described the appointment as a 'scandal.' If we all pray for Susan Ostermann to repent and believe in the Gospel, there is…...
Is Germany facing ‘synodal fatigue’?
6+ day, 2+ hour ago (1482+ words) There is one thing that participants in Germany's "synodal way" agree on: it has been a grueling process. When the initiative was launched in December 2019, its organizers thought it would last around two years. Six years later, the synodal way…...
‘We are the now’ — Missouri college students organize statewide Catholic summit
1+ week, 2+ day ago (1415+ words) A few years ago, Archbishop Shawn McKnight floated an idea in his previous diocese, the Diocese of Jefferson City, Missouri. He wanted to host a Catholic local conference for the state's college students. Limited resources, an episcopal move, and the…...
Leo rent reversal returns Vatican to ‘previous situation’
1+ week, 2+ day ago (814+ words) Pope Leo XIV reversed this week a Pope Francis-era policy which had proven deeply unpopular within the Roman Curia, which ended free or subsidized housing for senior Vatican officials and cardinals. Sources in the Vatican told The Pillar that the…...
Synodal way meeting ends with clash over monitoring dioceses
2+ week, 3+ hour ago (1055+ words) The "first phase" of the German synodal way ended Saturday with a heated debate over whether a new permanent national synodal body should regularly monitor the implementation of synodal way resolutions in dioceses. The debate flared Jan. 31, on the final…...
SSPX announces plan for bishop consecration
2+ week, 6+ hour ago (1135+ words) The Society of Saint Pius X announced Monday that it plans to consecrate new bishops on July 1, a move that comes after months of talks with Vatican officials. Fr. Davide Pagliarani, superior general of the SSPX said that the decision…...
For Deaf Catholics, signed Masses foster access – and culture
2+ week, 6+ day ago (1776+ words) On a sunny November morning, Mass was being celebrated at St. Ignatius of Loyola parish in Frederick, Maryland. The priest prayed. Lectors proclaimed the readings. The congregation responded. An interpreter was present to translate for the minority of people who…...
Is Pope Leo bringing back episcopal due process?
2+ week, 6+ day ago (872+ words) The resignation last week of Bishop Paskalis Bruno Syukur of the Indonesian Diocese of Bogor came as a surprise to Catholics in the country and abroad. The 63-year old had no health issues and was leaving office without any indication…...