Initial reports from the synod on young people focus on sexual abuse, digital culture and creating a listening church.
Synod on Young Adults
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Why can’t women vote at the Synod on Young People?
Last week, a group of protestors, mostly women, gathered to call for women to be allowed to vote in the Synod on Youth, Young People and Vocational Discernment—a right that, some experts say, there is no canonical reason to deny.
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Synod 2018 Day 6: Young people aren’t just spectators, ‘they’re part of the parade’
According to cardinals from India, Canada, and Madagascar, one thing is clear, “the church has a great future with these young people.”
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Synod 2018 Day 2: the church needs a “preferential option for young people”
Concern for migrants and refugees, many of who are young, took center stage at the Synod of Bishops.
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What you need to know about the 2018 Synod on Young People
America’s Vatican Correspondent Gerard O’Connell and America’s National Correspondent Michael O’Loughlin will be in Rome covering the 2018 Synod on Young People, the Faith and Vocational Discernment.
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Synod 2018 Day 1: Migrants, sex abuse and church credibility
The most powerful speeches were given by synod fathers from countries that produce migrants due to situations of war or poverty.
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Pope opens youth meeting as sex abuse survivors stage sit-in
Among those participating in the protest were the hearing impaired victims of the notorious Antonio Provolo Institute in Verona, Italy, where deaf children were sodomized for years by Catholic priests and brothers.
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Pope Francis at synod: “A church that does not listen…cannot be credible” to young people
The pope stresses hope, dialogue and discernment in opening address to the synod on young adults.
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Pope Francis calls on synod to enable young people “to have the gift of prophecy and vision”
Describing this synod as a “moment of grace for the whole church,” Pope Francis prayed that the Holy Spirit “may help us to preserve the memory of the Lord.”
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Four lessons from Mary for the Synod on Young Adults
Before we can accompany young Catholics, we must know where we are taking them. Mary shows the way.