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An Iraqi Catholic leader has strongly denied an allegation of complicity in the 2014 kidnapping of a businesswoman, after a lawsuit filed this month in a U.S. court.
Starting Seven: March 7, 2025
Welcome to Starting Seven, The Pillar’s daily newsletter.
Authors
The writers behind this newsletter.
The Pillar: Serious, smart, faithful Catholic news and analysis.
Luke Coppen is The Pillar’s Senior Correspondent. He edited the U.K. Catholic Herald from 2004 to 2020 and was Europe editor of the Catholic News Agency from 2020 to 2022.
Ed. Condon is a co-founder and editor of The Pillar.
JD Flynn is editor-in-chief of The Pillar.
Michelle La Rosa is Managing Editor for The Pillar.
Catholic, husband and dad. Vatican correspondent @ The Pillar.
Jack is a young Catholic journalist studying Political Science and Theology at Benedictine College. He has written for publications including the Pillar, the National Catholic Register, Our Sunday Visitor, and multiple archdiocesan publications.
Professional pricer and founder of PricingEvolution, contributing editor at The Pillar, novelist, blogger
Kate Olivera is a podcast producer for The Pillar.
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