CCRI News
Letter to US Conference of Bishops Re the Continental Stage of the Synod[65]
To the U.S. Conference of Bishops: Greetings to you as we continue forward in this synodal process begun by Pope Francis. Now that we all have the Document for the Continental Stage (DCS), all bishops worldwide are being asked by Cardinal Grech and the Synod office to...
Reaching Out to Bishops Asking to Be Included in Their Consultation
Send a Letter to Your Bishop Pope Francis is doing all in his power to guide the Catholic Church into becoming a synodal church, that is, a community wherein the bishops and people walk together in all decision-making. We have completed the 1st phase of the synodal...
Report On The Global Continental Synod Board
September 17, 2022 There were 27 participants from five of the seven regions where continental assemblies will be held. We began with the synodal prayer. Presentations by members representing each of the continental assemblies: The intent of these presentations...
Proposed Constitution for the Catholic Church
The Wijngaards Institute for Catholic Research has submitted revolutionary proposals to the Synod on Synodality, a worldwide consultation of Catholics kick-started by Pope Francis on the theme of a more participatory church.
Synod Continental Phase – No transparency
9 September 2022 The Synod Office have received 104 National Syntheses out of the 114 Bishops conferences from around the world. But less than 50% of these National Syntheses are publicly available! While the Synod Office “strongly recommended” that each Diocesan...
Seeking a balanced representation of the People for the Continental Synod
We are in the process of reaching out to reform leaders worldwide regarding the second phase of Pope Francis’s Synod. Now that we have the assurance from the Synod Office that the Continental phase of Pope Francis’s Synod will be ecclesial (involving the whole Church)...
International Representatives Find Unanimous Agreement
International Representatives Find Unanimous Agreement On Essential Church Reforms Despite Wide Cultural Diversity Reflections from a series of gatherings of worldwide representatives from Europe, Asia, North and South America, Africa and Australia/Oceania have been...
Reflections from Our Global Synodal Gatherings
Essential Reforms Needed in our Church Today Introduction We congratulate Pope Francis on his bravery in moving the Church forward through this synodal process. We as part of Catholic Church Reform Int’l (CCRI) stand with him in our commitment to do all in our power...
Post your synodal reports where others can read them
Dear friends, In the interest of openness and transparency in governance processes, CCRI is creating a platform for an open sharing of submissions to the synod office which Pope Francis has initiated. You are invited to send us a copy of your submission, be it from a...
After 9 years, Francis reorganizes Vatican with focus on evangelization, roles for laypeople
Mar 19, 2022 by Christopher White Rome — Pope Francis has overhauled the Vatican's central bureaucracy for the first time in over 30 years, dramatically expanding the number of top leadership roles lay men and women can hold and reorganizing Vatican departments under...
American Catholics need to shed some habits to get in the synodal spirit
This short article is worth reading as we are engaged in holding and participating in synodal gatherings: Rene by Michael Sean Winters This article appears in the Synod on Synodality feature series. View the full series. The conversations about the synodal process...
New Year’s Blessing
May synodal gatherings fill every corner of the world in this New Year We hope you are already engaged in gathering with others to listen to the Spirit and to each other as you share your insights into communion, participation, and the mission of our Church in...
CCRI synod sessions Choice
Subject: CCRI online gatherings Thank you for expressing interest in being part of our CCRI online synodal gatherings. We are now offering a new set of online initial gatherings. It is our belief that this call of Pope Francis encouraging us to gather in small groups...
Concerns about the outcome of this synodal process
If you share Mary Hunt’s concerns about the outcome of this synodal process still being left in the hands of the bishops, let us address this in our own synodal gatherings. Let us use this opportunity to share with one another what is within our power to make this...
Pope Francis invites us to share his dream
The Pope is listening and eager to hear from all the people Pope Francis is listening and eager to hear from all the people - not only those who are regular Mass attendees but even those who've walked away from the institutional Church valuing their personal faith...