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Starting Seven: November 28, 2025

Starting Seven: November 28, 2025

Welcome to Starting Seven, The Pillar’s daily newsletter.

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President of Germany’s ZdK re-elected

President of Germany’s ZdK re-elected

Irme Stetter-Karp won 80% of votes cast

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Vatican's 2025 Christmas tree installed in St. Peter's Square

Vatican's 2025 Christmas tree installed in St....

Workers erect the Vatican's 2025 Christmas tree in St. Peter's Square on Thursda...

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Pope Leo reminds Turkish Catholic minority of the ‘logic of littleness’

Pope Leo reminds Turkish Catholic minority of the ‘logi...

Pope Leo XIV encourages Catholic clergy, religious brothers and sisters, and lay...

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Pope Leo shares ‘secret of Christian charity’ with Little Sisters of the Poor

Pope Leo shares ‘secret of Christian charity’ with Litt...

Pope Leo XIV visits a care home for the elderly run by a community of the Little...

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‘On the paths of unity and peace:’ Pope Leo XIV’s first Apostolic Journey

‘On the paths of unity and peace:’ Pope Leo XIV’s first...

As Pope Leo XIV prepares to depart on his first Apostolic Journey, which takes h...

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Mozambique: Archbishop of Nampula’s urgent appeal for 30,000 displaced people in Memba

Mozambique: Archbishop of Nampula’s urgent appeal for 3...

The Archbishop of Nampula and President of the Episcopal Conference of Mozambiqu...

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Pope’s December prayer intention: ‘For Christians in areas of conflict’

Pope’s December prayer intention: ‘For Christians in ar...

Pope Leo XIV releases his prayer intention for the month of December, and invite...

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SACBC Justice and Peace Commission commends G20 resolutions

SACBC Justice and Peace Commission commends G20 resolut...

The Justice and Peace Commission of the Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Confe...

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Pope: 'Virtual connection' cannot replace human relationships

Pope: 'Virtual connection' cannot replace human relatio...

Pope Leo meets with some 160 men and women religious from the Union of Superiors...

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DDF head: No plans to change canon law on polygamous unions

DDF head: No plans to change canon law on polygamous un...

The African bishops have long expressed concerns about the canonical discipline.

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New EWTN docuseries commemorates 100th anniversary of Christ the King

New EWTN docuseries commemorates 100th anniversary of C...

Aidan Gallagher, director of EWTN Ireland, speaks at the premiere of “The Kingsh...

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Pope Leo XIV urges Christians to move beyond outdated theological disputes

Pope Leo XIV urges Christians to move beyond outdated t...

Pope Leo XIV receives Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople at the Vatican on ...

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Vatican defends monogamy against polygamy, polyamory

Vatican defends monogamy against polygamy, polyamory

null / Credit: Alex Studio/Shutterstock Vatican City, Nov 25, 2025 / 06:00 am (...

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COP30 ends without agreement for phasing out fossil fuels

COP30 ends without agreement for phasing out fossil fuels

Despite early hopes in the heart of the Amazon, the summit concludes without com...