“We have a picture of what the goal looks like—the dignity of women, women feeling appreciated, their gifts being used—but how do you get there?”
Synod on Young Adults
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Archbishop Chaput: Synod missed opportunity to apologize for sex abuse
The more than 250 Catholic bishops from around the world meeting at the Vatican in October missed an opportunity to confront the global sex abuse crisis, said Archbishop Charles J. Chaput of Philadelphia.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Vatican Dispatch
Vatican expert: Tone down the crisis rhetoric on human migration
Vatican official says people must not succumb to fear mongering and realize that the challenge of migration today is solvable—but only if there is political will.
Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
Why I want my daughter to grow up in a noisy, chaotic Catholic Church
A silent church is a dead church because life makes joyful noise.
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Final synod document will reflect a global church
Throughout the discussions leading up to the synod’s final week, small groups “have been very specific and intentional that we don’t become too Western with our approach.”
Posted inFaith, Vatican Dispatch
Synod fathers: Young people must be welcomed—but also challenged
“Jesus finds people where they are, but he never leaves them where they are.”
Posted inDispatches, Faith
What’s it like being the only female cleric at the synod on young people?
“I was surprised that they even listened to me,” said Rev. Martina Viktorie Kopecká. “I am quite young and a woman. I wore a white stole. They are not pushing me away.”
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Cardinals: L.G.B.T. issues part of youth synod discussion
“We take people where they are, walking with them, moving forward,” Cardinal Blase Cupich said.
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The synod reminds U.S. Catholics to listen to the global church
For U.S. Catholics, every synod is also a valuable reminder—and corrective—that it is not all about us.
Posted inFaith, Your Take
What should the church do to reach out to young people?
“The church should provide opportunities for young people to live out their faith in the world, not just keep it in a building during class or Mass.”