Two high-ranking church officials offered differing assessments of the U.S. church’s level of commitment to Pope Francis’s signature church renewal initiative on Tuesday.
Synod on Synodality
Posted inFaith, Vatican Dispatch
Australia’s Archbishop Costelloe: Cardinal Newman’s ‘development of doctrine’ is key to understanding the synod
“Newman’s theology of the development of doctrine enables us to be grounded in our tradition and open to ways in which we can grow in our understanding of it,” Archbishop Costelloe tells Gerard O’Connell. “That’s a key to this whole process.”
Posted inEditorials, Politics & Society
The Editors: 3 lessons from the synod to help Catholics navigate the 2024 elections
As voters in the United States approach another presidential election, how can this synodal experience inform the ways that U.S. Catholics engage in political conversation?
Posted inFaith, Faith and Reason
Cardinal Schönborn: Lessons from the Council of Jerusalem, the church’s first synod
All too often we remain in the theoretical, in “one should” and “one ought to”; we hardly ever speak personally about our missionary experiences. But this is what our believers are waiting for!
Posted inFaith, Vatican Dispatch
India’s Cardinal Gracias: The ‘future’ of the church does not depend on synodality
”It’s natural that the church is moving toward synodality,” Cardinal Garcias said in an exlcusive interview with Gerard O’Connell. “But when you say ‘the future,’ it means everything depends on synodality. I don’t think it does.”
Posted inFaith, Interviews
Interview: If the synod is done right, it will strengthen bishops’ authority
In a wide-ranging interview, synod member Catherine Clifford discusses seminary formation, the authority of bishops and what’s needed to move beyond the ‘divergences’ that emerged at the synod.
Posted inFaith, News Analysis
15 hidden gems in the Synod report that could lead to major church reforms
We can miss important opportunities for church reform if we only focus on the hot-button issues.
Posted inFaith, Faith and Reason
Can the entire Catholic Church be run like a religious order? Should it?
The Synod on Synodality looks toward the church’s great religious institutes for what synodality within the universal church may look like. But are those the right models?
Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
Father James Martin: The good (and bad) spirits I experienced at the synod
My experience of the synod was far more than the thrill of sitting with church leaders from around the world. It was also a spiritual journey.
Posted inFaith, Vatican Dispatch
Hong Kong’s Jesuit cardinal Stephen Chow: ‘The pope truly cares about China.’
Cardinal Stephen Chow said officials in China “appreciate that Pope Francis appreciates them” in this exclusive interview with America’s Vatican correspondent.