But unlike baseball’s haphazard attempts to “improve” the game, the church must prayerfully discern its next steps. There is so much more at stake.
Synod on Synodality
Posted inFaith, Vatican Dispatch
Cardinal Hollerich: ‘The Synod is not Vatican III’
“The Second Vatican Council has given all the elements; there is no new element given by us. Everything which is there is in the council,” Cardinal Hollerich shared in the second part of this exclusive interview.
Posted inFaith, Interviews
New cardinal says October’s synod is not about changing church teaching
Days after his appointment by Pope Francis, OSV News spoke with Cardinal-designate Christophe Pierre, apostolic nuncio to the U.S., who shared his thoughts on his new role, the Synod on Synodality, and why both the synod and the National Eucharistic Revival are “just the beginning” of a fresh encounter with Jesus Christ.
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Exclusive interview: Cardinal Hollerich on how synodality has developed—and how involved Pope Francis has been
In this exclusive interview, Cardinal Jean-Claude Hollerich speaks about the synod of bishops on synodality that will open in the Vatican on Oct. 4, at which for the first time women will participate as full members with the right to vote.
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Father James Martin hopes to bring LGBTQ voices to the synod
The Rev. James Martin, an advocate for LGBTQ inclusion in the church, has been tapped by Pope Francis to attend the synod.
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Pope Francis’ picks for the synod are in—and suggest this will be a Vatican meeting like no other
“Having reported on all the synods since 1985,” Gerard O’Connell writes, “I have come to believe that this synod could well be the most transformative event in the Catholic Church since the Second Vatican Council.”
Posted inDispatches, Faith
Every American going to the Synod on Synodality: Full list and analysis
The slate of delegates is emblematic of the at-times competing ideological poles of the U.S. church—and the continued effort by Francis to reorient U.S. bishops toward his vision for the church.
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Pope Francis taps Father James Martin for Synod on Synodality
“I’m honored to be invited by the Holy Father to participate in the Synod,” Father James Martin said. “As a Jesuit, I’m committed to this kind of group discernment.”
Posted inFaith, Last Take
The synod has taught me: Catholics are not as divided as the skeptics thought
I have learned more about the church than I could ever have imagined, and the synod process has come to seem even more urgent and fruitful.
Posted inExplainer, Faith
The most important takeaway from the synod (so far) is something you’ve never heard of
News reports, to the chagrin of the synod office, have focused primarily on the questions of the ordination of married men and women deacons—questions on which it invites discussion but makes no recommendations.