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#Synod2018 - Young People, the Faith and Vocational Discernment
The meetings took place from 15-16 April at Casa Santa Marta in the Vatican. Discussions focused on a number of areas, including the global situation, prayers for end to conflicts ...
Around 1,400 people from all over the world are expected to gather online to put synodal methodology into practice, with a focus on the participation of women in a synodal Church.
Ghana’s Catholic Archdiocese of Accra has lined-up several activities aimed at fostering dialogue and collaboration between the Church’s hierarchy and its vibrant youth community. ...
US Cardinal Wilton Gregory, the Archbishop of Washington, D.C., speaks with Vatican News about human dignity, the National Eucharistic Revival, and the Synod on Synodality.
As the Church journeys toward the second Synod session in October, Catholics across the Pacific islands are trying to keep up the momentum of synodality by inviting everyone to ...
On the fifth anniversary of the Apostolic Exhortation ‘Christus vivit’, Pope Francis invites young people to “make their voices heard” as they “bear witness before everyone to the ...
Vatican officials meet with representatives of the German Bishops’ Conference to discuss several theological questions raised in documents from the Synodal process in Germany.
The Holy See Press Office hosts a briefing to present two documents that will help the Church prepare for the second session of the Synod General Assembly in October.
Pope Francis sends a letter to Cardinal Mario Grech, the Secretary General of the General Secretariat of the Synod, and outlines ten discussion points that Study Groups will ...
The third edition of a free, online course entitled “Toward a Constitutively Synodal Church” begins on March 2, and seeks to train pastoral workers, religious men and women, and ...
Three Vatican Cardinals have written a letter to the Bishops of Germany calling on them to cancel a planned vote on a “Synodal Committee” and to postpone further decisions pending ...
Pope Francis establishes study groups to explore various themes that emerged from the Synod session in October 2023, and sets the dates for the second session of the 16th Ordinary ...
Addressing participants at the Philippine Conference for the New Evangelization, Cardinal Mario Grech looks at key outcomes from last October's Synod Assembly, "A Synodal Church in ...
The Regional Episcopal Conference of North Africa (CERNA) publishes outcomes of its recent meeting which took place from January 11 to 15 in Rabat, Morocco.
Cardinals Grech and Hollerich write to bishops across the world explaining the next stages of the synodal process in view of next year's second and final session of the Synod of ...
Meeting this week in the Vatican, Pope Francis’ Council of Cardinals agreed on the need to listen to the “the feminine aspect” of the Church, especially at the local level, “so ...
In his traditional greetings to Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew on the occasion of the feast of Saint Andrew, the patron of Constantinople, Pope Francis highlights the historic ...
Pope Francis responds to a letter from four German women involved in the national synodal process, and says the German Church risks moving further away from the path of the ...
The General Secretariat of the Synod releases a multimedia version of the "Letter to the People of God" from the 16th Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops.
Sister Marie Solange Randrianirina highlights the synodal process on the African continent, which sought to strengthen the commitment of all the baptized in the Church, in the ...
Sister Maria Nirmalini offers her reflections on the synodal process in India before she participated as a member of the XVI Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops on ...
Bishop Raymond Poisson, the head of the diocese of Saint Jérôme-Mont-Laurier in Canada, looks forward to seeing “how the harmony between us will grow” in the wake of the first ...
At the end of the Synod General Assembly, Congolese Cardinal Fridolin Ambongo tells Vatican News that synodality is a “reflection on a new way of being Church” which highlights the ...
At the closing Mass of the General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops, Pope Francis speaks of the “conversation of the Spirit,” experienced in "the loving presence of the Lord" and ...
Pope Francis reminds the Synodal Assembly that the Holy Spirit is the gathering's protagonist, and offers his heartfelt thanks to all, as he addressed the closing session of the ...
The Synthesis Report at the conclusion of the 16th General Assembly of the Synod on Synodality is published. Looking ahead to the second session in 2024, the text offers ...
At the Synod press briefing on Friday, Dr. Paolo Ruffini reveals how the final Synthesis Report will be voted at the Assembly, and Fr. Timothy Radcliffe asserts that fear of ...
The Catholic Nonviolence Initiative urges Pope Francis and the Synod General Assembly to integrate the practice and spirituality of nonviolence into the Church’s life.
Pope Francis lifts the statute of limitations in the case of Fr. Marko Rupnik to allow a canonical procedure to take place regarding allegations against the former Jesuit.
Thursday’s synod press briefing had a significant “ecumenical” character, with the Prefect of the Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity and two non-Catholic “fraternal delegates” ...
Wyatt Olivias, a 19-year-old student at the University of Wyoming, asked Pope Francis to sign a letter requesting he be excused from classes in order to rest after four weeks of ...
In an intervention delivered at the beginning of Wednesday afternoon’s General Congregation of the General Assembly, Pope Francis highlights the description of the Church as God’s ...
Cardinals Robert Prevost and Dieudonné Nzapalainga; Archbishop Timothy Broglio; and Doctor Nora Kofognotera Nonterah share their experiences of the General Assembly at Wednesday's ...
Participants in the XVI Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops have approved a Letter to the People of God giving thanks for their experience, detailing the work of the ...
At the daily Synod briefing for journalists, the President of the Commission for Information, Paolo Ruffini, shares that the "Synthesis Document" will be released on Saturday ...
At the Sixteenth General Congregation of the Synod, Sister Maria Grazia Angelini, OSB, offers a spiritual reflection on the theme of "'The least of all...' (Mk 4:30):
Narrating ...
At the presentation of the Sixteenth General Congregation of the Synod, Father Ormond Rush, Theologian from Australia, offers a theological reflection on 'The Synthesis Report.'
At the presentation of the Sixteenth General Congregation of the Synod, Father Timothy Radcliffe, OP, offers a spiritual reflection on 'The seed germinates.'
Celebrating Mass for participants in the Synod General Assembly, Cardinal Charles Maung Bo of Yangon laments that Myanmar's Christians are on an 'exodus,' and recalls the Way of ...
During Saturday's Synod briefing, speakers highlight topics ranging from the role of women to the defense of minors and vulnerable individuals, as participants prepared to recite ...
During the daily Synod briefing on Friday, themes discussed included the role of bishops, authority lived as service, and the co-responsibility of the laity in the Church.
With Synod participants preparing to attend an evening Moment of Prayer for Migrants and Refugees, the Church's response to the situation of those forced to flee their homes was at ...
At the Synod briefing on Wednesday, Dr. Paolo Ruffini updates reporters, and journalists hear from Cardinal Leonardo Steiner of Manaus, Brazil; Archbishop Zbigņevs Stankevičs of ...
Following in the footsteps of St. Chiara of Assisi, a Capuchin Poor Clare nun provides some insights from monastic life which are essential for synodality, including the biblical ...
Cardinal Jean-Claude Hollerich, the Relator General for the Synod of Bishops, encourages members of the General Assembly to renew their commitment to their work before presenting ...
During the presentation of the Twelfth General Congregation of the Synod, Bishop Alexandre Joly of Troyes, France, offers a reflection on 'Participation, responsibility and ...
During the presentation of the Twelfth General Congregation of the Synod, Bishop Shane Mackinlay of Sandhurst, Australia, offers a reflection on 'The Fifth Plenary Council of ...
At the presentation of the Twelfth General Congregation of the Synod, the Synod's General Rapporteur, Cardinal Jean-Claude Hollerich, introduces Module B-3.
During the presentation of the Twelfth General Congregation of the Synod, Estela Padilla, a Manila-based theologian and lay woman who serves as Executive Secretary of the Office of ...
At the presentation of the Twelfth General Congregation of the Synod, Father Timothy Radcliffe, OP, offers a spiritual reflection on 'The Council of Jerusalem.'
At the presentation of the Twelfth General Congregation of the Synod, Father Dario Vitali, Coordinator of expert theologians and Ordinary Professor in the Faculty of Theology at ...
The Synod briefing on Tuesday highlights issues discussed by Synod members, including the ministry of bishops, the role of women, potential revisions to Canon Law, and ...
Pope Francis grants an interview to Argentine news agency Télam, and discusses the ongoing Synod, wars and global crises, and his desire to visit Argentina and Papua New Guinea.
Pope Francis makes a phone call to the parishioners of the Holy Family Catholic Parish in Gaza, with a religious sister expressing gratitude for his encouragement to the suffering ...
The themes of the synod work that took place in the morning - from missionary work to interreligious dialogue, to the role of women in serving the Church - were discussed at Monday ...
Synod members gathered in the Paul VI Hall in the Vatican renew prayers for peace. Themes that emerged from Saturday's Holy See Press Office briefing included the importance of ...
Cardinal Jean-Claude Hollerich, the Synod’s Relator General, presents the Module B2 of the Instrumentum Laboris, which invites participants to reflect on the topic: ...
Participants in the Synod General Assembly are in the Vatican's Paul VI Hall begin examining and discussing "Module B2", of which we offer the full text here below.
Cardinal Fridolin Ambongo, the Archbishop of Kinshasa, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, delivers the homily at daily Mass for Synod members, and urges Christians to fight ...
At the eighth General Congregation of the Synod introducing Module B2 of the Instrumentum Laboris, Cardinal Stephen Ameyu Martin Mulla, the Archbishop of Juba in South Sudan, ...
At the eighth General Congregation of the Synod, Fr. Carlos Maria Galli, the Dean of the Faculty of Theology at the Catholic University of Argentina, offers a theological ...
At the eighth General Congregation of the Synod, Sister Maria Grazia Angelini, OSB, offers a spiritual reflection on the theme of women and mission in Module B2.3 of the ...
At the eighth General Congregation of the Synod, Jose Manuel de Urquidi Gonzalez and Sr. Xiskya Lucia Valladares Paguaga, RP, offer a testimony of the digital mission, during the ...
At Thursday's Synod briefing, several participants share their reflections on the topics under discussion in the General Assembly, which include a prayer for the serious situation ...
The Synod General Assembly dedicated Thursday morning's prayer to praying for peace, especially in the Holy Land, with the Patriarch of the Chaldean Catholic Church of Baghdad ...
At the Synod briefing on Wednesday, journalists hear from Canadian Cardinal Lacroix, Grace Wrackia from Papua New Guinea, and Luca Casarini, an Italian migration activist, about ...
In Tuesday’s press briefing with journalists, Dr. Paolo Ruffini gave an update on the discussions of the working groups, while US Cardinal Tobin spoke of the richness of the ...
The 16th Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops begins its reflections on Module B-1 of the Instrumentum Laboris, with Cardinal Jean-Claude Hollerich introducing the ...
Participants in the Synod General Assembly are in the Vatican's Paul VI Hall this week are examining and discussing "Module B1", of which we offer the full text here below.
At the presentation of the Fourth General Congregation of the Synod, Dr. Anna Rowlands, professor of Catholic Social Thought and Practice at the Department of Theology and Religion ...
At the presentation of the Fourth General Congregation of the Synod, Father Timothy Radcliffe, OP, offers a spiritual reflection on 'The Samaritan Woman at the Well: John 4.7 – ...
At the presentation of the Fourth General Congregation of the Synod, Metropolitan Job (Getcha) of Pisidia, Co-President of the Joint International Commission for Theological ...
At the presentation of the Fourth General Congregation of the Synod, Father Clarence Davedassan of Malaysia offers a testimony on 'How can we be more fully a sign and instrument of ...
At the presentation of the Fourth General Congregation of the Synod, Siu Wai Vanessa Cheng, a lay Catholic from Hong Kong, offers her testimony on 'Synodality and Culture,' and in ...
At the presentation of the Fourth General Congregation of the Synod, the Synod's General Rapporteur, Cardinal Jean-Claude Hollerich, introduces Module B-1.
Cardinal Béchara Boutros Raï, the Maronite Patriarch of Antioch, delivers the homily at daily Mass for Synod members, and urges Christians to imbibe a synodal way of living to ...
From today’s press briefing: The General Assembly is not a place for expressing personal opinions, but a place to listen, discern, and walk together toward the shore where the Lord ...
Every Saturday evening in October, there will be a special evening recitation of the rosary 'aux flambeaux' in St. Peter's Square, the first of which will take place today, 7 ...
Paolo Ruffini, President of the Commission for Information of the Synodal Assembly, holds a second briefing for journalists and outlines the topics addressed in the small working ...
Paolo Ruffini, President of the Commission for Information of the Synodal Assembly, holds a briefing for journalists to explain the methodology of the Working Groups (Circuli ...
Our Editorial Director reflects on Pope Francis' proposed method for members of the Synod General Assembly to take in their discernment and his invitation to journalists covering ...
Participants in the Synod General Assembly are in the Vatican's Paul VI Hall this week are examining and discussing "Module A", of which we offer the full text here below.
The first General Congregation of the General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops begins with a focus on the integral experience of a synodal Church. Cardinal Hollerich encourages ...
Pope Francis reminds the Synodal Assembly that the Holy Spirit is the Synod's protagonist, no one else, and calls for expressing one's self freely, while respectful listening to ...
Introducing the Synodal Assembly on synodality, the Synod’s General Secretary and the Relator General highlight the spirit of the synodal process and invite its members to listen ...
Pope Francis presides at the Holy Mass in St Peter’s Square for the Opening of the XVI Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops, and invites the faithful to walk with the ...
On Tuesday evening, Archbishop Jaime Spengler of Porto Alegre, Brazil, and President of the Latin American Episcopal Conference (CELAM), proclaims the homily during the Holy Mass ...
Reflecting on the day's Gospel, Benedictine nun and former abbess Mother Maria Ignazia Angelini offers a meditation prior to evening Mass on Tuesday, the third and final day of the ...
On Tuesday morning, Dominican Friar and former Master of the Order of Preachers, Father Timothy Radcliffe, reflected on the meaning of ‘The Spirit of Truth’ with those who will ...
On Tuesday morning, Dominican Friar and former Master of the Order of Preachers, Father Timothy Radcliffe, reflected on the meaning of ‘Authority’ with those who will participate ...
The pandemic had prevented the Roman parish of San Gioacchino in Prati, in the shadow of the Vatican, from a meaningful tradition, but this year, ahead of the Synod in the Vatican, ...
On Monday evening, Bishop Anthony Randazzo of Broken Bay, Australia, celebrates Holy Mass for the Memorial of the Guardian Angels, and preaches the homily for synod members, ...
Reflecting on the day’s Gospel, Benedictine nun and former abbess Mother Maria Ignazia Angelini offers a reflection prior to evening Mass on Monday during the retreat for ...
On Monday morning, Dominican Friar and former Master of the Order of Preachers, Father Timothy Radcliffe, reflected on the meaning of ‘Conversation on the way to Emmaus’ with those ...
On Monday morning, Dominican Friar and former Master of the Order of Preachers, Father Timothy Radcliffe, reflected on the meaning of ‘Friendship’ with those who will participate ...
Reflecting on the Gospel for the Twenty-sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Benedictine nun and former abbess Mother Maria Ignazia Angelini offers a reflection prior to evening Mass on ...
Bishop Raymond Poisson. Bishop of St-Jérôme-Mont-Laurier, Canada, celebrates Holy Mass on Sunday evening and preaches the homily for synod members, fraternal delegates and special ...
From 30 September to 3 October, the members, delegates and special invitees for the XVI Ordinary Assembly of the Synod of Bishops are spending time in prayer at Fraterna Domus ...