Tag: Synod of Bishops for the Amazon
In Brazil, ‘Querida Amazonia’ elicits range of reactions among religious
SAO PAULO — Pope Francis’ apostolic exhortation on the pan-Amazonian synod surprised many church workers who live in the region and elicited a range...
Pope Francis says reaction to Amazon document is misplaced, too much...
VATICAN CITY -- Pope Francis told a group of U.S. bishops that, like them, he is accused of not being courageous or not listening...
Pope Francis says challenges of Amazon require ‘specific and courageous response’;...
VATICAN CITY -- Pope Francis said he dreams of an Amazon region where the rights of the poor and indigenous are respected, local cultures...
Synod of Bishops calls for more church roles for women, but...
VATICAN CITY -- Members of the Synod of Bishops for the Amazon asked that women be given leadership roles in the Catholic Church, although...
Women religious should have vote at Synod of Bishops for the...
VATICAN CITY -- While the Catholic Church has made strides to include the voice of women, especially in the Synod of Bishops for the...
Bishop highlights need for lay ministries in Amazon
VATICAN CITY — Lay men and women involved in ministry have been fundamental in spreading the Gospel and furthering the Catholic Church’s mission in...
Synod members call for greater role of women, laity in ministry
VATICAN CITY — Synod participants offered several proposals to address the lack of priests in the Amazon region, including revising the formation program for...
In Colombia, bishops, religious listen to Amazonians before synod
BOGOTA, Colombia — Bishops, nuns, priests and residents of the Amazon basin met in Colombia’s capital city in mid-August to prepare for a special...
In new interview, Pope Francis explains upcoming Synod of Bishops gathering...
VATICAN CITY -- The upcoming Synod of Bishops on the Amazon is an "urgent" gathering, not of scientists and politicians, but for the church...
South America’s Amazon: culturally diverse, globally important
LIMA, Peru — When Pope Francis came face to face with more than 2,000 Amazonian indigenous people in Peru in January 2018, he told...