(OSV News) — When Enrique Alarcón Garcia, president of Frater España, a Christian fraternity of people with disabilities in Spain, entered the Vatican’s Paul VI Audience Hall as a papal appointee to the Synod on Synodality, it seems one of the first
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- The youngest member of the synod assembly is confident that the Holy Spirit is guiding the Synod of Bishops, but to get out of class he looked for a little extra help from the pope. Wyatt Olivas, 19,
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Carrying candles into an empty St. Peter's Basilica, participants in the synod on synodality prayed the rosary for peace Oct. 25. "During this synod, we have heard the cry of so many people who are victims, poor and
Greater synodality can help the Catholic Church in safeguarding minors because people, especially children, need to be able to speak up and to do so without fear, said a participant in the synod on synodality. "I think that being a synodal church
Pope Francis told members of the synod on synodality that they should respect and honor the faith of all baptized Catholics, including the women, trusting "the holy, faithful people of God" who continue to believe even when their pastors act like dictators.
Welcoming people into the church and helping them enter a relationship with Jesus always involves a call to conversion, said Archbishop Timothy P. Broglio, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops. The archbishop, who heads the Archdiocese for the Military Services,
With Latinos making up an estimated 40% of all Catholics in the United States, the U.S. Catholic Church is increasingly recognizing the needs and vitality of its Latino faithful, said Cardinal Carlos Aguiar Retes of Mexico City. "The bishops of the United
(OSV News) — Throughout the Synod on Synodality’s meetings in Rome, concern for migrants and refugees has repeatedly emerged as a central theme — with an emphasis on the importance of bishops themselves being personally engaged in ministering to them. Pope Francis
People coming from cultures that promote consumerism over caring for the planet should look to Indigenous communities as models for developing an ecologically conscious mentality, the first cardinal from the Amazon region said. "To save the Amazon is to save the whole
WASHINGTON (OSV News) — Throughout the various stages of the Synod of Bishops on synodality, church leaders have referred to a new model that includes basic ecclesial communities. But what exactly are those? The communities — often referred to as CEBs for