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Sts. Peter and Paul Church in North Beach, California. / Credit: Suzette Leg Anthony/Shutterstock CNA Staff, Oct 30, 2023 / 15:48 pm (CNA). An assault at a San Francisco Catholic church on Sunday led to a police pursuit that reportedly included the possible use of a pipe bomb. The San Francisco Police Officers Association (SFPOA),…
The report issued at the end of the synod on synodality’s first session evolved considerably from the day a draft was presented to delegates to its Oct. 28 release. An initial draft of the “synthesis report” prompted more than 1,000 amendments after it was shared with participants Oct. 25. The 42-page final report, published Saturday…
Pope Francis meets with a group of women who escaped criminal organizations in Italy on Oct. 30, 2023, at the Vatican. / Credit: Vatican Media Vatican City, Oct 30, 2023 / 14:15 pm (CNA). Pope Francis on Monday encouraged a group of women who escaped criminal organizations in Italy to keep fighting despite fear and…
Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, Latin patriarch of Jerusalem, delivers his homily at a Mass in celebration of the feast day of Our Lady, Queen of Palestine and the Holy Land at the shrine dedicated to her at Deir Rafat on Sunday, Oct. 29, 2023. / Credit: Marinella Bandini Jerusalem, Oct 30, 2023 / 14:45 pm (CNA)….
Friars walking along the Via Dolorosa on Friday, Oct. 27, 2023. After two weeks, the Franciscan friars of the Custody of the Holy Land returned to pray the Way of the Cross on the Via Dolorosa in Jerusalem. / Credit: Marinella Bandini Jerusalem, Oct 30, 2023 / 13:15 pm (CNA). As the Israel-Hamas conflict enters…
Pope Francis at the Synod on Synodality’s closing Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica on Oct. 29, 2023. / Credit: Daniel Ibanez/CNA Vatican City, Oct 30, 2023 / 13:45 pm (CNA). Now that the Synod on Synodality has drawn to a close, all eyes are on the synthesis report emanating from the monthlong ecclesiastical gathering. The acronym LGBTQ…
Happy Thursday friends, This is not a Pillar Post and I’m not writing to bring you any particular breaking news. On the contrary, this email is about some old news. Earlier this month, I wrote to everyone regarding a change in our base subscription rate here at The Pillar, which is coming into effect November…
Iran’s minister of foreign affairs, Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, and Vatican foreign minister Archbishop Paul Gallagher. / Credit: ATTA KENARE/AFP via Getty Images and Daniel Ibañez/CNA Vatican City, Oct 30, 2023 / 12:15 pm (CNA). Vatican foreign minister Archbishop Paul Gallagher spoke by phone with his counterpart in Iran on Monday morning regarding the ongoing Israel-Hamas war,…
Pope Francis visits the Nativity scene in St. Peter’s Square following vespers on New Year’s Eve, Dec. 31, 2022. / Credit: Vatican Media Vatican City, Oct 30, 2023 / 12:45 pm (CNA). The Christmas 2023 Nativity scene at the Vatican will evoke the first-ever live manger, which was created by St. Francis of Assisi in…
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