Focus
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On the Synod...A woman’s view
Oct 30, 2014
Eberl, one of the few women personally invited by the Pope to take part in the Synod, was responsible for collecting the replies to the Vatican questionnaire in the Berlin archdiocese.
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Ebola and the failure of the market
Oct 24, 2014
When Thomas Duncan first showed up at a Texas hospital complaining of a fever and stomach pains after a visit to his native Liberia, he was prescribed antibiotics and sent home.
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Family in a time of war
Oct 24, 2014
One of the issues the church is examining as it gets ready this year and next to deal with challenges to the family is the impact of migration and war.
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The church, migration and the effects on the family
Oct 24, 2014
A Chaldean Catholic couple and their children recently spent nights over the course of two months sleeping on their home’s roof in an Iraqi village.
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What the bishops didn’t talk about
Oct 24, 2014
When the Synod of Bishops on the family ends Sunday after an intense two-week debate, attention will likely be focused on how the summit’s big battles are resolved — how much of an opening to same-sex unions remains, and what line is adopted on allowing divorced and remarried Catholics to receive Communion.
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The unhappy cost of resentment
Oct 24, 2014
It’s not only love that makes the world go round. Resentment too is prominent in stirring the drink. In so many ways our world is drowning in resentment.
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Pope Francis' closing synod speech received with standing ovation
Oct 24, 2014
Pope Francis' address at the conclusion of the Synod on the Family, delivered Saturday, was responded to with a four-minute standing ovation on the part of the bishops attending the Vatican meeting.
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How the Synod process is different under Pope Francis
Oct 24, 2014
For those who have watched the synod process since it was first initiated under Pope Paul VI, the current meeting has some unique aspects that come from Pope Francis.
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Five things the Synod just did
Oct 24, 2014
Essentially, the “relatio” (or report) published today, at the close of the Synod, will serve as a starting point for future discussion. It was also presented with great transparency, including even sections that did not win the necessary votes for complete approval.



Sunday Reflection
Jesus calls us to be courageous and embrace risks
Reflecting on our Sunday Readings with Fr Andrew Kooi
