Focus
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‘Something needs to come out of the synod’
Nov 04, 2022
European cardinal Jean-Claude Hollerich , leads the Archdiocese of Luxembourg and is president of COMECE (the Commission of the Bishops’ Conferences of the European Union). He spoke with La Croix International on the sidelines of the October 12-30 Federation of Asian Bishops’ Conference (FABC) in Bangkok, where he attended as a fraternal delegate.
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A Philippines parish journeys together, living synodality
Nov 04, 2022
In Cavite, south of the city of Manila — the capital of the Philippines, local parishioners meet to discuss the life of their local church, its mission, outreach, and hopes for the future. They meet, share, and discuss, in a common journey of synodality, one of many similar gatherings taking place around the world now leading to the global 2023 Synod on synodality.
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Synod on Synodality extended to 2024
Oct 28, 2022
Pope Francis announced on October 16 that he is significantly expanding the timeframe for his ongoing consultation process for the world’s Catholics.
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Synod in two sessions will encourage participation
Oct 28, 2022
Pope Francis’ decision to extend the Synod to two sessions — in 2023 and 2024 — reflects the reality of an increasingly missionary Church which involves everyone.
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Second Vatican Council and the Church ‘Loving mother of all’
Oct 21, 2022
Celebrating the 60th anniversary of the opening of the Second Vatican Council, October 11, 1962
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An overview of the Second Vatican Council
Oct 21, 2022
Pope John XXIII officially opened the Second Vatican Council on October 11, 1962 during a solemn ceremony inside St Peter’s Basilica, setting in motion a four-year event which would see the Church open her doors to the world in a process of “updating” (in Italian: “aggiornamento”) for the contemporary age.
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Dream of ‘synodality’ is a fruit of Vatican II
Oct 21, 2022
While the term “synodality” is not found in any of the 16 documents of the Second Vatican Council, the council’s vision and definition of the Church is at the heart of what synodality is, said Cardinal Mario Grech, secretary-general of the Synod of Bishops.
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Having fewer but more effective churches
Oct 14, 2022
The 57 urban parishes in the Archdiocese of Baltimore are embarking on a two-year listening and discernment process to determine how well their ministries and pastoral services meet the needs of the neighbourhoods in which they are located.
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No true development without education
Oct 14, 2022
In conjunction with World Teachers’ Day (October 5), UNESCO’s Assistant Director-General for Education, Stefania Giannini, spoke to Vatican Media about the role of schools in promoting integral human development.
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Synodal virtues: Valuing and extending theological education
Oct 07, 2022
The synodal vision that is emerging in region after region of the Catholic Church worldwide stresses that many different voices need to be heard if we are to fulfil our vocation to be the pilgrim People of God.



Sunday Reflection
God is not like us
God is beyond us. That is what the readings point to this weekend. The fact that God is a mystery and beyond our thinking is not something that should frustrate or disappoint us but, rather, it should be a source of our hope and the ground that we walk on as Christians.
