Global Church News

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  Synod15: Report from small circle Italian 'B'

  Oct 13, 2015

  Here is a translation of the small group reports from the Italian-language group "B."

  
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  How the 'shadow council' is trying to influence the Synod on the Family

  Oct 13, 2015

  When the first week's reports of the 13 small groups at the Synod on the Family were released on Friday.

  
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  Cardinal Dolan reportedly among concerned bishops who wrote Pope about synod

  Oct 13, 2015

  New York's archbishop is listed among the signatories in a letter last week to Pope Francis over whether this year's Synod on the Family.

  
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  Proclaim the beauty of God's plan for family, LA archbishop tells synod

  Oct 12, 2015

  Archbishop Jose Gomez addressed his fellow synod fathers, encouraging the Church in sharing the beauty of the Creator's plan for creation

  
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  Disunity in the Church is perilous, Archbishop Chaput cautions at synod

  Oct 12, 2015

  Archbishop Charles Chaput of Philadelphia spoke to the synod fathers on Saturday on the importance of precision in language.

  
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  Poverty, environment, economy – it's all about the human person, Holy See tells UN

  Oct 12, 2015

  Global efforts to fight poverty, protect the environment and make decisions about the economy must all be connected.

  
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  Prelates note satisfaction with synod’s work so far

  Oct 11, 2015

  Though reports from the 13 working groups read at the synod of bishops showed generalized dissatisfaction with the Instrumentum Laboris.

  
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  What is the future of marriage? First we have to look at its history, author says

  Oct 10, 2015

  June's Obergefell v. Hodges ruling, which mandated recognition of same-sex marriages across the United States.

  
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  For Cubans, the Pope’s visit brought hope - but will it last?

  Oct 10, 2015

  After Pope Francis’ visit as a “missionary of mercy,” Cuba is now in a prime moment to move forward in its relationship with the Church.

  
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  For many Catholics following the synod too closely is a path to sorrow

  Oct 09, 2015

  Iam reading, with great enjoyment, Edward Short’s Adventures in the Book Pages: Essays and Reviews, published by Gracewing. It merits a blog of its own, which I intend to do when I have finished it.