Cardinal Souraphiel highlighted the role globalization plays in connecting young people in unjust ways.
Synod on Young Adults
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Rethinking what it means to be ‘college material’
Our October 17 guest is Cyrus Habib, the lieutenant governor of Washington State. We discuss his recent article Stop saying ‘college isn’t for everyone.’ We also discuss these stories: Pope Francis declares Pope Paul VI, Óscar Romero saints Tomie dePaola’s books help us find the sacred in stories of service and stillness Why can’t women vote at […]
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Head of Taizé Community: Young people need authentic friendship
“We live in a world of competition, where you have to be the best. This pressure comes even from the families, from society,” said Brother Alois Löser.
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Cardinal Sarah: ‘Watering down’ church teaching won’t attract young people
Just because some young people disagree with Catholic moral teaching, including in the area of sexuality, does not mean the church’s teachings are unclear or should change, Cardinal Robert Sarah told the Synod of Bishops.
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Catholic teaching on conscience is (again) topic of discussion at synod
Though the current synod appears to lack the sort of drama and high-stakes debates of the previous two, the role of conscience appears to be a common thread.
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Jesuit superior general: Synod must discern ‘signs of the times’ through eyes of young people
Arturo Sosa, S.J., the superior general of the Jesuits, identified three “signs of the times”: secularization, the digital world and multiculturalism.
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Jesuit, Dominican, Franciscan leaders see no reason why women shouldn’t vote at synod
Several questions at the synod briefing Oct. 15 regarded the presence of women and their lack of a vote.
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Reflections on Two L.G.B.T. Questions at the Synod
First, can the synod use the term “L.G.B.T.” in its documents? Second, can the synod acknowledge that gay couples can form a “family”?
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Young Jesuit grad at the synod: justice for migrants is personal
The church must go out and encounter young people “in detention centers, at the borders.”
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Some married men would answer a call to priesthood, bishop says
Speaking to the Synod of Bishops on behalf of Belgium’s bishops’ conference, a bishop said he was sure some young married men would become priests if they were asked.