Tag: Synod of Bishops
Pope Francis asks John Paul II Pontifical Theological Institute for Marriage...
VATICAN CITY -- The Catholic Church must respond to cultural challenges facing marriage and family life with unity and compassion, Pope Francis said, and...
Father Carlos María Galli says synodal leadership can ease a bishop’s...
VATICAN CITY -- A bishop who runs his diocese like a "monarch" is not only not acting synodally, but he probably is lonely and...
More than 200 parish priests worldwide gather to give input on...
VATICAN CITY -- The more pastors empower their parishioners to share responsibility for the mission of the church, the more they will learn to...
Synod of Bishops discuss the different councils that promote shared discernment...
VATICAN CITY -- Synodal assemblies and listening sessions are not a new Catholic invention; gatherings of the faithful to pray, discuss divisive issues and...
Synod of Bishops asks more than 200 parish priests to share...
VATICAN CITY -- By sharing their own stories and those of their parishes, pastors from around the world can help each other see where...
Synod of Bishops on synodality’s success depends on the inclusion of...
ROME -- The success of the Synod of Bishops on synodality will much depend on also including parish priests in the process, said Cardinal...
Synod members are encouraged ‘to determine what God is urging us...
VATICAN CITY -- As members of the assembly of the Synod of Bishops return home, share the results of their work and prepare for...
Lithuanian Archbishop Gintaras Grušas says ‘it is important that all the...
VATICAN CITY -- The whole point of synodality is to serve the Catholic Church's mission of evangelization, an archbishop told participants in the assembly...
Pope Francis gives ‘courage and the support of prayer’ during phone...
VATICAN CITY -- Huddled in a stairwell at the Catholic parish and school in Gaza, Rosary Sister Nabila Saleh, another sister and Father Youssef...
Pope Francis says the primary task of the Synod of Bishops...
VATICAN CITY — Members of the assembly of the Synod of Bishops are not gathered in Rome to implement a "plan of reformation" but...