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Bonus: PETA and the pontiff
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PETA wants Pope Leo XIV to condemn bullfighting.
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1 year, 2 months ago
Ep. 214: Charlotte’s web
Episode 214
JD and Ed detail the complicated situation unfolding in the Diocese of Charlotte. They talk about the relationship between law and liturgy.
Then, JD …
1 year, 2 months ago
Ep. 213: “Our guy,” and the impossible job
Episode 213
Ed is joined by Rome correspondent Edgar Beltran to talk about the first weeks of the Leonine pontificate. They talk about anticipated curial appoint…
1 year, 2 months ago
Bonus: Dream travel, cricket and papal tiaras
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Ed is an anxious traveler. But there are three places he would li…
1 year, 2 months ago
Ep. 212: The Leonine honeymoon? And one hell of a tale
Episode 212
Pope Leo XIV is being widely celebrated in the Church. JD asks if this is still the honeymoon phase, or the new normal?
Then, the Chaldean Patriarch o…
1 year, 2 months ago
Pope Leo XIV - The Pillar LIVE
The Pillar team goes live shortly after the announcement of Pope Leo XIV.
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1 year, 2 months ago
Ep. 211: Waiting and the last Boomer conclave
Episode 211
The Pillar team will go live on Substack soon after the papal election. Don’t miss it!
JD and Ed talk about the Mass for the Election of a Pontiff, w…
1 year, 2 months ago
Bonus: A stall, a shock and a surrender
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Ed is joined by The Pillar’s Rome Correspondent Edgar Beltrán to …
1 year, 2 months ago
Bonus: 'Good, but' or 'Bad, but'
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JD is joined by The Pillar’s Senior Correspondent Luke Coppen to …
1 year, 2 months ago
Ep. 210: The road to 89
Ed fills JD in on the leading candidates ahead of next week’s conclave— including Cardinal Pietro Parolin. Then, they discuss questions surrounding t…
1 year, 3 months ago