Fr. James Martin shares his five insights from the synod’s final document, just approved by Pope Francis and published by the Vatican.
Synod on Synodality
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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.
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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.
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Podcast: Father James Martin on making history at the Synod on Synodality
On the eve of the highly anticipated publication of the final report for the Synod on Synodality, Zac Davis and Colleen Dulle speak with James Martin, S.J., about his time inside the second assembly.
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Synod Diary: The synod is going back in order to move forward
Synod observers, especially those who feel like the document has not gone “forward” enough, would do well to learn from Vatican II and its rollout.
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Inside the contentious synod meeting on women deacons
The “Inside the Vatican” team is together in Rome—live and in person—for the Synod on Synodality’s final week. They cover last week’s most contentious story: the meeting with Study Group 5, which is considering ways to increase participation for women in the Church, including the possibility of women deacons.
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Podcast: How synodal is the U.S. church?
A ‘Jesuitical’ conversation with Michael Sean Winters of the National Catholic Reporter about the ways the synod is (and isn’t) taking root in the U.S. church
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Synod diary: Predictions on what the final doc might say, and what Pope Francis will do with it
“There is no going back!” That is the message I am hearing from many delegates during the final week of the Synod on Synodality as they refine the proposals of the draft final document.
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Synod discusses what giving ‘genuine doctrinal authority’ to bishops’ conferences would mean
Recognizing the doctrinal authority of bishops’ conferences does not mean allowing them to reject the teaching authority of the pope, said the head of the Vatican Dicastery for Bishops.