The theologians said a synodal attitude and way of being church flowed naturally from the Second Vatican Council’s description of the church as a communion and its emphasis on the responsibility of all Catholics for the church’s life and mission, although each person has been given different gifts and roles by the Holy Spirit.
Synod on Young Adults
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Can the Catholic Church help young people figure out how to use social media?
Many described technology as something of a necessary evil.
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The synod on young people needs to listen to all voices—Catholic or not
Pope Francis and the bishops truly want to understand what is driving young people today—that could challenge all of us.
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African young adults say pre-synod meeting is a chance to change the world
“Finally, the church in Rome has decided to give us a platform,” Nneji said.
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Pope Francis talks tech, sex and tattoos with young adults
The meeting will help the Vatican prepare for its synod on young adults in 2018.
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Pope Francis’ New Year priorities: Refugees, youths, trips and more Curia reform
Pope Francis, newly 81, will begin 2018 with a focus on Mary and on migrants and refugees.
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Can the Catholic Church keep millennials from passing it by?
Among those Catholics who choose to leave the church, 74 percent do so between the ages of 10 and 20. And 87 percent of them say that it is for good.
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Vatican’s family chief: Youth must be heard ahead of Rome summit
Cardinal Farrell told Canadian young people: “Make a difference. Don’t let the world control you; don’t let it drag you down.”
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Pope Francis announces pre-synod meeting to listen to youths’ hopes, doubts
The pre-synod meeting will be an opportunity for the church to listen to the hopes and concerns of young men and women.
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Don’t wait for the young adult group to get involved in your parish
Young adult Catholics suffer from lacking a community of other young adults, but we fundamentally suffer from a lack of a wider Catholic community. A parish can offer that — even without the hip young adult group.