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.
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The deeper synod question: How should church relate to the wider world
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
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Synod is ‘leaving doors open’ for Pope Francis, says Puerto Rican archbishop
Archbishop Roberto Gonzàlez Nieves of San Juan is convinced the pope will have ‘the freedom to follow up’ on the questions that have emerged.
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The ‘Blogging Bishop of Brisbane’ dishes on the real story of Vatican synod
If you want to know what it’s like to be a player at the Synod of Bishops and in the extracurricular socializing where much of the work is done, you have to read the blog of Australian Archbishop Mark Coleridge.
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Shorter annulment process isn’t about shortcuts, cardinals say
The reforms to the annulment process introduced by Pope Francis serve only to avoid delays in cases where marriages are clearly not valid, two synod fathers said.Cardinal Lluis Martinez Sistach of Barcelona, Spain, and Cardinal Wilfrid F. Napier of Durban, South Africa, told journalists at a Vatican
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New pastoral approach does not change doctrine, Australian archbishop says
While church doctrine must stay unchanged, an Australian archbishop expressed his hope that the Synod of Bishops will the lead the church to a genuine pastoral approach using a new language of mercy toward families, particularly those in difficult situations. Speaking at a Vatican news conferen
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A road map to the final week of the Synod on the Family
The synod’s handbook states that “a strong consensus or at least a two-thirds majority among those voting is required” for the approval of the final text.
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Cardinal Wuerl calls out pope’s opponents
Cardinal Donald Wuerl has flatly denied the allegations by some of his fellow cardinals and bishops that the fathers attending the synod are “somehow” being manipulated by the pope
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Pope Francis reminds the Synod that he has the last word.
“A synodal church is a listening church … in which each one has something to learn.”
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Archbishops Chaput and Cupich offer sharply different visions of synod on the family
Archbishop Cupich recounted how the pope called him over during a break in the proceedings to chat. “He just looked so refreshed, calm, at peace,” Cupich said. “That, I think, is the attitude that we should all have.”