For Catholics who want to see immediate changes in the church, the synod was an opportunity for conversion.
Synod on Synodality
Posted inFaith, Synod Diary
Synod Diary: The synod’s final document didn’t solve everything—and I’m grateful for that.
There’s an old joke that a camel is what you get when a horse has been designed by a committee. The synod’s final document bears the camel-like appearance of committee drafting. Maybe that‘s a good thing.
Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
The (surprisingly positive) change toward L.G.B.T.Q. issues at the synod
“The second and final session of the Synod on Synodality has just concluded,” Father James Martin writes. “And what I noticed most this year is how much the attitude toward L.G.B.T.Q. issues has changed—and for the good.”
Posted inFaith, Podcasts
Podcast: Cardinal Tobin on the synod and the future of women deacons
At the end of the second session of the Synod on Synodality, Jesuitical spoke with Cardinal Joseph Tobin about the synod’s final document, which kept open the question of women’s access to the diaconate.
Posted inFaith, News
Pope Francis calls for a ‘church that gets its hands dirty’ at synod’s closing Mass
Pope Francis delivered a homily during the closing Mass for the Synod of Bishops in St. Peter’s Basilica Oct. 27.
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Pope Francis says he will not write his own exhortation on synod, publishes members’ final document
“I do not intend to publish an apostolic exhortation. What we have approved is enough,” Pope Francis said. Instead, he ordered the publication of the synod’s final document.
Posted inFaith, Vatican Dispatch
Synodality—and ‘controversial’ issues—are here to stay: Takeaways from the Synod’s final document
Fr. James Martin shares his five insights from the synod’s final document, just approved by Pope Francis and published by the Vatican.
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Synod Diary: Why did Pope Francis publish an encyclical in the synod’s final days?
At midday yesterday, the Vatican released Pope Francis’ latest encyclical, “Dilexit Nos,” in which he invites us, the faithful, to return to the Sacred Heart of Jesus and rediscover our own hearts.
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Vatican releases audio of meeting on women deacons between Cardinal Fernández and synod members
“I am convinced that we cannot wait to take steps forward for the empowerment of women in the church” by distinguishing what requires ordination and what does not, Cardinal Fernández told about 100 synod members.
Posted inFaith, Faith and Reason
To teach faith and morals in a diverse church, we must recognize the doctrinal authority of bishops’ conferences
At a time when the church’s doctrinal teachings on faith and morals are questioned everywhere, the relevance of such teachings to the believers brought up in diverse contexts is of utmost importance.