Posts tagged The Pillar
On Religion: Wading Into Doctrinal Debates — And Taking Heat From Both Sides
On Religion: Wading Into Doctrinal Debates — And Taking Heat From Both Sides

(ANALYSIS) In the heated environs of Catholic cyberspace, that kind of reporting being done by The Pillar has drawn fierce criticism from partisans on the other side of all doctrinal debates with political, moral and cultural implications. At the moment, The Pillar is taking heat from conservatives for coverage raising questions about remarks by Sen. J.D. Vance.

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Analysis, Catholicism, Christianity, NewsTerry MattinglyCatholic church, Catholicism, Vatican, Pope Francis, journalism, The Pillar, news, Europe, North America, analysis, Christianity, politics, abortion, culture wars, Terry MattinglyComment
A Surging ISIS Threat Endangers Africa’s Christians
A Surging ISIS Threat Endangers Africa’s Christians

(ANALYSIS) Tragic reports about the killing of Nigerian Christians have become all too common. And the recent account of a Catholic priest being shot and burned alive in his church just before Christmas was particularly gruesome — in that same incident, 40 worshippers, including children, also lost their lives.

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Analysis, Africa, Christianity, Conflict, Islam, OpinionLela GilbertChristian Broadcasting Network, Morning Star News, Christian Post, Catholic News Agency, Persecution.org, Lela Gilbert, Voice of the Martyrs, Aid to the Church in Need, Open Doors, Africa, Africa Center for Strategic Studies, African Christians, Africa's Christians, Northern Mozambique, Islamic State, ISIS, al Qaeda, Moroccan Minister of Foreign Affairs Nasser Bourita, Allied Democratic Forces, DR Congo, ISWAP, Islamic State West Africa Province, Boko Haram, Nigerai, Nigeria, Genocide Watch, Fr. John Mark Cheitnum, Kafanchan Diocese, Fr. Donatus Cleophas, Fr. Vitus Borogo, Fr. Joseph Akete Bako, Nigerian Christians, The PillarComment