Staying Involved In The Synodal Process
Students at the Table of Wisdom: Synod Report for October 25, 2023
Synod delegates will vote on the proposed text of the “Letter to the People of God” this afternoon, Synod communications team member Sheila Pires reported at a press briefing earlier today. The letter is one of two key documents that delegates are finalizing in this...
Letter of the XVI Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops to the People of God
Dear sisters, dear brothers, As the proceedings of the first session of the 16th Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops draw to a close, we want to thank God with all of you for the beautiful and enriching experience we have lived. We lived this blessed...
Cardinal says synod a reminder of very acute needs across world
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At the synod, a new kind of conversation is evolving
by Michael Sean Winters The naysayers, and those who insist that the synod reach specific decisions on specific topics, are both missing the boat, argues NCR columnist Michael Sean Winters. Read more here »
Human Rights in the Emerging Catholic Church 8-14 October 2023
Dear friends, We did it! and thank you for being on this journey with us. Mary McAleese wrote this following the HRECC 'you did the Church some service this week! Congratulations - the decision to come to Rome was prophetic and the positioning of Spirit Unbounded...
Francis wants the synod in every parish. Here’s how to bring it to yours.
Such a process is a far cry from a parish meeting presided over by the pastor who announces and defends his preordained decisions. October 23, 2023 By Thomas Reese...
A Month of Sowing: Synod Report for October 23, 2023
After completing work on section B.3 of the Instrumentum Laboris on Saturday, Synod participants reconvened this morning to begin the final week of the monthlong assembly. Fr. Timothy Radcliffe, OP, who is acting as a “spiritual assistant” for the Synod, opened with a...
A Coordination of Charisms: Synod Report for October 20, 2023
Thank you to everyone who has been following along with our daily coverage of the Synod. We'll be taking a brief pause this weekend, but will resume on Monday with updates for the final week. Delegates will begin discussing conclusions and proposals for the final...
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Reluctant Missionaries: Synod Report for October 19, 2023 The “harmony of the Synod hall” stands in stark contrast to the “terrible silence” of the world’s indifference to migrants and refugees, Cardinal Michael Czerny, SJ, said at a press briefing this morning. The...
Healthy Decentralization: Synod Report for October 18, 2023
The 12th General Congregation of the Synod gathered for the presentation of the fourth and final discussion module this morning. The module is based in section B.3 of the Instrumentum Laboris, “Participation, Governance, and Authority.” The guiding question for this...
Making and Remaking: Synod Report for October 17, 2023
Four Synod delegates took a break from their deliberations on section B.2 of the Instrumentum Laboris to speak to the press about their experience this morning. Cardinal Cristóbal López Romero, SDB, the archbishop of Rabat, Morocco, spoke about the “foundation” for...
The Vatican Briefing Podcast: A key bishop considers women deacons
by NCR Staff Listen: Vatican experts Joshua McElwee and Christopher White interview one of the 13 members of the committee expected to draft the final document from Pope Francis' ongoing summit on the future of the Catholic Church. Read more here » Aging Catholic...
A School of Formation: Synod Report for October 16, 2023
On the 45th anniversary of the election of Pope John Paul II, Synod participants assembled today to listen to the first reports from working groups on sections B.2.1 and B.2.2 of the Instrumentum Laboris, Dr. Paolo Ruffini reported at a press briefing this...
More a Heartbeat Than an Institution: Synod Report
In his remarks introducing the third module, or subject for spiritual conversation, to the Synodal Assembly this morning, Cardinal Jean-Claude Hollerich said that “men and women receive the same baptism and the same Spirit” and “the baptism of women is not inferior to...