The most important outcome of the current Synod of Bishops on synodality is the synodal process itself and not the hot-button topics discussed, Pope Francis said.
With the second synod assembly scheduled for October, the pope said the synod process is approaching its
Addressing the John Carroll Society at its April 13 annual awards dinner in Washington, Supreme Knight Patrick E. Kelly underscored something that Pope Francis once told him, that the laity have a co-responsibility along with the clergy for the mission of the
Leveling hierarchical distinctions in the Church without removing them entirely has emerged as a principal objective of Pope Francis’ Synod on Synodality, writes Russell Shaw. That is perhaps the chief conclusion to be drawn from the first session of the synod, which
There’s a good chance that Russell Shaw is one of the most prolific contemporary authors and commentators on the Catholic Church that you may never have heard of.
Defiantly unretired, in just the past seven years Russ has written “Catholics in America” (Ignatius),
Participants in the synod's October meeting in Rome are exploring, among various topics, the "co-responsibility" of the church's mission -- shared among bishops, clergy and laity -- and what it means for how this is lived out in the local church.
Referring to
“Co-responsibility,” a theme raised in the preparatory document and again named in the Instrumentum Laboris of the upcoming October Synod of Bishops on synodality, raises questions about the nature of the hierarchy – clergy who serve in the most visible structures of
Recently, Cardinal Timothy Dolan asked, “Did we go too far on COVID-19 restrictions? Were we obedient to the biblical commands to be near the sick, to comfort the dying, to reverently bury the dead, and, for us deacons, priests and bishops, to
A reader asks: “I bought a 14kt medal and would like to bless it. I don’t have anywhere to go, so I bought some blessed and consecrated water online, so hopefully I can do it myself. I was also sent a prayer
Pope Francis has named a Brazil-born husband, father of two children and teacher of religion in an Italian school to be the secretary of the Dicastery for Laity, the Family and Life.
The pope's choice of Gleison De Paula Souza, who teaches in
As David Werning continues his Church documents’ series, this month he writes on Pope John Paul II’s 1988 apostolic exhortation Christifideles Laici, which takes up the call to holiness as it applies specifically to lay people: “Generally speaking, laypeople manifest the priestly