Cardinal Fernandez told The Pillar that the DDF "didn’t approve anything" in relation to the German bishops' conference handbook on same-sex blessing. pillarcatholic.com/p/fernandez-dd…

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St. John Henry Newman, soon to be proclaimed a Doctor of the Church, was received into the Catholic Church 180 years ago #OTD: ebsco.com/research-start…

Are word clouds still fashionable? Oh, well. Here’s one for Pope Leo XIV’s new apostolic exhortation ‘Dilexi te’: tinyurl.com/mr25k76j

I wonder if Pope Leo ever accidentally signs his name as “XVI.” Personally, I’ve had a fear of doing it ever since his election. youtube.com/watch?v=re_twS…

'Dilexi te' is a moving meditation on our tradition..." We talked with bishops and cardinals around the world about Dilexi te. Here's what they said: pillarcatholic.com/p/showing-the-…

“These kinds of things are not that uncommon, and sometimes they’re real and sometimes they’re not.” pillarcatholic.com/p/diocese-of-l…

The sole altar wine now approved for use at Masses in Kenya, a thriving wine producer, is reportedly imported from South Africa: archive.is/JfoJE

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“As I called around trying to make sense of all this, it was quickly made clear to me this decision wasn’t primarily a financial one, but political — that is to say this is about power, not money.” pillarcatholic.com/p/what-i-know-…

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“Younger priests reported burnout and loneliness to a higher degree than older cohorts, and a higher percentage of them considered that they are being asked to do more than they ought to be.” pillarcatholic.com/p/study-sheds-…

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‘Catholicism is reinventing itself’: Brazilians waking at 4am to stream prayers Habit of rising early for livestreams growing rapidly, suggesting Brazil is testing ground for religious influencers theguardian.com/world/2025/oct…

“As bishops, we have no control over what people do privately in their homes, rather our concern is that whatever ancestral rituals are practiced privately at each family should not be brought into our liturgical celebrations.” pillarcatholic.com/p/archbishop-d…

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