14+ hour, 54+ min ago  (748+ words) The authorities in Belarus reportedly released a young Polish Carmelite friar Tuesday, more than seven months after he was arrested on espionage charges. Poland's Radio Zet reported April 28 that Br. Grzegorz Gawe, O. Carm. , was released during a prisoner exchange with…...

18+ hour, 23+ min ago  (36+ words) The Pillar Welcome to Starting Seven, The Pillar's daily newsletter. I'm Luke Coppen and I seek to guide you each weekday morning to the most interesting Catholic news and commentary....

1+ day, 9+ hour ago  (708+ words) The Brazilian bishops" conference last week approved the creation of a national data center, which will aim to make information sharing between the country"s dioceses easier, while making available to both Church officials and the public information about the…...

1+ day, 9+ hour ago  (1377+ words) Leading German Church figures have defended the country's guidelines on the blessing of same-sex couples in response to critical comments from Pope Leo XIV. Bishop Georg B'tzing, who oversaw the guidelines' introduction in April 2025 when serving as chairman of the German…...

1+ day, 17+ hour ago  (36+ 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....

4+ day, 13+ hour ago  (717+ words) A Belgian diocese confirmed this week that the Vatican imposed confidential disciplinary measures on its former bishop in 2021. The Diocese of Namur, in southern Belgium, said April 21 that retired Bishop R'my Vancottem was informed five years ago that he could…...

6+ mon, 2+ week ago  (82+ words) Cardinal V'ctor Manuel Fern'ndez has denied that the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith approved recent guidelines for blessings of same-sex couples issued by the German bishops" conference. The conference president Bishop Georg B'tzing has claimed the controversial text,…...

4+ day, 12+ hour ago  (1298+ words) A new survey from the National Catholic Partnership on Disability found that Catholic school systems in the U. S. vary widely in their practices of including students with disabilities. A board member of the NCPD told The Pillar the survey shows both…...

4+ day, 18+ hour ago  (36+ 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 comment....

5+ day, 8+ hour ago  (903+ words) Pope Leo XIV criticized on Thursday a German cardinal's recently unveiled plans to move forward with same-sex blessings, while urging Catholics to broaden the scope of moral issues under discussion in the Church. "The Holy See has made it clear…...