Pope Francis called for a different kind of synod, something that was both new to most of us and yet also deeply rooted in our tradition. And that different kind of synod would inevitably have bumpy spots.

“We welcome this modest bipartisan first step to reform our nation's broken criminal justice system,” Catholic leaders wrote to Congress.

The report was aiming to be a reflection of the overall sense of the "mind of the house" and indicate some general pastoral directions, Indian Cardinal Oswald Gracias of Mumbai told reporters at a Vatican news conference.

Members of the Synod of Bishops on the family agree that Catholic families are the beating heart and busy hands of the church, but the tensions in the synod hall demonstrate that what they don't agree on is a vision of the church and its primary attitude to the world.As the Catholic Church marke

"If we do not respond justly and humanely to this challenge in our own backyard, then we will relinquish our moral leadership and moral influence globally."

The efforts of Christians are aimed at opening the door of the heart to the Holy Spirit. That was the message of Pope Francis during morning Mass at the Casa Santa Marta on Thursday. The pope emphasized that conversion, for the Christian, a daily task that leads us to the encounter with Jesus. As an

Little did Karol Wojtyla know on that moonlit night what lay ahead of him: the encyclicals, the meetings with statesmen and governmental leaders, the political and religious controversies.

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The announcement is an important affirmation and recognition of the status of the laity and the family in the Vatican structure.

Archbishop Roberto Gonzàlez Nieves of San Juan is convinced the pope will have 'the freedom to follow up' on the questions that have emerged.

'The organization charged with providing services and programming to the 80 Jesuit pre-secondary and secondary schools in the U.S. and Canada.'

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In his address to the synod on Oct. 17, Pope Francis emphasized the need to give new life to structures of synodality in the local churches worldwide. He confirmed his intention to promote greater “decentralization” in the church and to bring about “a conversion of the papacy.&rdqu

The president of the Planned Parenthood Federation of America said on Oct. 13 that the organization’s clinics will no longer accept reimbursement for fetal tissue procured in abortions and provided to researchers. Cecile Richards said the decision was made “to completely debunk” a

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