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Pope Francis: Synodality is what the Lord expects of the Church

Dec 16, 2019

Pope Francis told the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith’s theological commission that synodality will be key for the Church in the future.
Pope Emeritus Benedict reflects on 50 years of the International Theological Commission

Dec 16, 2019

Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI sent a message to the International Theological Commission reflecting on the theological contributions of the commission th
The Amazon synod shows the way forward for the US church

Nov 29, 2019

The question we encounter most among Catholics who have one foot in and one foot out of the Church is a question laden with frustration and the inherent limits of a hierarchical system.
Adrift and alone — the US Bishops meet, and miss the point

Nov 29, 2019

The November 2019 gathering of the US bishops in Baltimore lacked the drama of last year’s meeting. A breakdown in communications between the USCCB and Rome took place when addressing the sexabuse crisis.
Catholic synodality as a response to the crisis of democracy

Nov 22, 2019

The global crisis that many of the world’s social, political, economic and cultural institutions are going through is also an opportunity and a summons for the Catholic Church.
Farewell to Rome: A Swiss Guard returns home along the Via Francigena

Nov 10, 2019

Vincent Perritaz is 26 and comes from Fribourg. He completed three years of service as a Pontifical Swiss Guard on 31 May. He arrived in Rome as a pilgrim, and decided to leave as a pilgrim, walking up the ancient route of the Via Francigena. It was a journey that changed him both humanly and spiritually. This is his story.
Amazon synod should lead to ‘ecological conversion’

Nov 02, 2019

The Synod of Bishops for the Pan-Ama- zonian region’s final document “should be very strong” on ecological issues, said Cardinal Jean Claude Hollerich, Archbishop of Luxembourg.
Christians must shun self-worship

Nov 02, 2019

Poor people from the Amazon have shown that God’s creation must be treated “not as a resource to be exploited but as a home to be preserved, with trust in God,” Pope Francis said.
Amazon Synod: Cardinal Gracias sees similarities between Amazonia and India

Oct 26, 2019

Indian Cardinal Oswald Gracias is a Synod Father appointed by Pope Francis to the October 6-27 Special Assembly of the Synod of Bishops for the Pan-Amazon Region. In an interview to Vatican News, he looks at the Synod and its issues from the Indian perspective.
Synod on Amazonia highlights Latin American experience

Oct 26, 2019

The debates at the Synod of Bishops’ special assembly on Amazonia show how, since the election of Pope Francis, the solid Latin American ecclesial tradition has found its place in the Catholic Church.