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…
First, let’s remember one thing: the outcome of the synod on Synodality has already been determined. Remember what happened with the Family Synod of 2016? According to Archbishop Forte, Pope Francis had a predetermined outcome and pushed it through against the will of the bishops, then “drew out the conclusions” in the infamous footnote. So…
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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The Netherlands is one of the most secularized countries in Europe. It wasn’t always that way, of course. Between 1860 and 1960, the Church in the Netherlands flourished – in fact, by some estimates, one in 10 missionaries in the world was Dutch. But soon after that period, the Church’s life in the Netherlands began…
Workers prepare to distribute medical aid and medicines to Nasser Medical Hospital in the city of Khan Yunis, south of the Gaza Strip, which recently arrived through the Rafah crossing on Oct. 29, 2023, in Khan Yunis, Gaza. / Credit: Ahmad Hasaballah/Getty Images CNA Staff, Oct 30, 2023 / 11:16 am (CNA). A director of…
Pope Francis at the Synod on Synodality’s closing Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica on Oct. 29, 2023. / Credit: Vatican Media Rome Newsroom, Oct 30, 2023 / 11:45 am (CNA). The first part of the Synod on Synodality’s two-part assembly concluded Sunday leaving many unanswered questions about the next steps in the process. The synod…
