5+ hour, 27+ min ago  (713+ words) The 41-year-old suspect was detained in northwestern Rome, Italy's Corriere della Sera newspaper reported June 5, in connection with the scandal, which led to the effective dissolution of the Catholic charity founded in 1932. Fraudsters are believed to have extracted an estimated…...

8+ hour, 6+ min ago  (733+ words) Investigators in Mozambique have arrested three people in connection to the June 6 killing of Bishop Os'rio Citara Afonso, leader of the Quelimane diocese. One of the arrested suspects is a Catholic priest. The others are a guard and a gardener…...

10+ hour, 19+ min ago  (884+ words) Cardinal Baldassare Reina, vicar of the Diocese of Rome, denied Jun. 8 being part of a criminal investigation against his brother involving several Sicilian politicians and businessmen. The denial came as media reports in Italy questioned whether the cardinal had knowledge…...

10+ hour, 23+ min ago  (630+ words) A German bishop has sharply criticized a leading Catholic women's association's call for Catholic hospitals in the country to perform abortions. Bishop Heinz Josef Algermissen said June 11 that a new policy paper on abortion adopted by the Catholic Women's Association…...

10+ hour, 28+ min ago  (1650+ words) The bishops of the United States yesterday consecrated the country to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. I think there can be a tendency to give events like these only a passing and even slightly patronizing notice. How many times has…...

12+ hour, 37+ min ago  (21+ words) The Pillar Starting Seven: June 12, 2026 Welcome to Starting Seven, The Pillar's daily newsletter....

1+ day, 3+ hour ago  (1114+ words) The bishops of the United States consecrated the nation to the Sacred Heart of Jesus on Thursday, asking for God's blessings ahead of the country's 250th anniversary. The consecration took place during Mass at the bishops' plenary assembly in Orlando on…...

1+ day, 8+ hour ago  (887+ words) The U. S. bishops voted overwhelmingly on Thursday to approve revisions to the Charter for the Protection of Young People, after a failed proposal to delay the vote, made in order to seek more feedback from diocesan advisors and abuse victims. The…...

1+ day, 12+ hour ago  (37+ words) The Pillar Welcome to Starting Seven, The Pillar's daily newsletter. I'm Luke Coppen and I aim to guide you each weekday morning to the most interesting Catholic news and commentary....

2+ day, 2+ hour ago  (848+ words) When the U. S. bishops" conference gathered in Dallas in the spring of 2002, they were in a crisis. The Boston Globe had published reports in the months prior on the extent of clerical sexual abuse of minors in the diocese, and the…...