Growth, undeniable tensions and “a deep desire to rebuild and strengthen” the body of Christ have emerged as key themes in the latest synod report for the Catholic Church in the U.S.
Synod on Synodality
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Jubilee Year 2025: What you need to know
This week on “Inside the Vatican,” hosts Colleen and Gerry discuss Pope Francis’ proclamation of Jubilee Year 2025 and also review a global synod meeting of 200 parish priests held outside Rome earlier this month.
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Parish priests had a synod meeting with the Vatican. But will they be included in October’s assembly?
Around 200 parish priests met outside Rome last week for an official synod meeting after some members of the 2023 synod assembly said not enough parish priests had been included.
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The synod can’t succeed without parish priests, Pope Francis says in new letter
Pope Francis wrote a letter of encouragement to parish priests, who were largely missing from the first synod session.
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Over 200 parish priests gather outside Rome for synod meeting
Largely missing during October synod meetings, over 200 parish priests gather outside Rome for meetings
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Cardinal Cupich: 3 ways the synod’s ‘conversations in the Spirit’ can revolutionize the church
The reflections of Timothy Radcliffe, O.P., convinced me that Pope Francis’ reframing of the scope and meaning of synods will have staying power, because it opens up a new model for the church.
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Cardinal Grech in Ireland talks LGBT issues, the synod and the Vatican’s same-sex blessings doc
Speaking at a conference about the synod in Knock, County Mayo, Cardinal Mario Grech, secretary-general of the synod, said that “Fiducia Supplicans,” will not affect the forthcoming second session of the Synod on Synodality.
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Interview: The Catholic sister meeting with Pope Francis on women and ministry
The meetings of Pope Francis’ Council of Cardinal Advisors generally do not garner much attention, but since last year’s synod, they have made headlines thanks to a series of presentations organized by Sister Linda Pocher, F.M.A.
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Cardinal Gregory on the synod, social media and the vital role of young Catholics
A conversation with Cardinal Wilton Gregory on synodality, the dangers of social media and the role of young people in overcoming divisions in our church and country.
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Don’t expect definitive answers at the end of the Synod’s final October session
Pope Francis has asked the October synod to focus not on single issues but on one key question: “How to be a synodal church in mission?”