"The laborers of the harvest are bishops, priests, deacons, consecrated men and women, the lay baptized; all need to be formed in a synodal way of proceeding" as a church, Cardinal Béchara Raï, patriarch of the Maronite Catholic Church, said in his
The synod on synodality is not geared to "resolve particular problems" in the Catholic Church, such as the blessing of same-sex unions or women's ordination, but to explore ways for the church to discuss and address such issues, a cardinal said.
"There are
Titled, "Holy, Not Worldly: God's Grace Saves Us From Interior Corruption," the booklet was released by the Dicastery for Communication and the Vatican publishing house Oct. 6 and was offered to the more than 350 participants attending the afternoon session of the
Divided into 35 small groups of 10-12 people ranging from cardinals to college students, synod participants spent the third day of the assembly sharing what they had discussed in their small groups in the previous days and listening to individual remarks made
Cardinal Jean-Claude Hollerich, relator general of the synod, introduced the synod work late Oct. 4, asking members of the assembly to prepare for the small-group discussions by reflecting in prayer on the Gospel story of the disciples on the road to Emmaus,
Pope Francis opened the work of the assembly of the Synod of Bishops asking members to meditate on ancient theological texts about the Holy Spirit, have the courage to be honest about their disagreements and focus much more on listening than on
As the Synod on Synodality opens Oct. 4 in Rome, among the most closely watched topics under discussion is the question of whether the Catholic Church can or will extend the permanent diaconate -- restored after the Second Vatican Council -- to
Members of the assembly of the Synod of Bishops are not gathered in Rome to implement a "plan of reformation" but to walk together as a church that discerns God's will for the present moment, Pope Francis said at the assembly's opening
Competing notions of authority and giving certain Christian truths preeminence over others can not only derail the assembly of the Synod of Bishops but, worse, cripple the church's ability to share Christ with the world, Dominican Father Timothy Radcliffe told synod members.
Speaking
ROME (CNS) — U.S. Cardinal Raymond L. Burke said when he and four other cardinals formally asked Pope Francis to respond to questions related to the Synod on Synodality, they were seeking reassurances about the “perennial truths” taught by the Church and