Las guerras que se libran en Gaza, Ucrania y otras partes del mundo están destruyendo el futuro de los niños que viven en esas naciones, dijo el Papa Francisco.
Pope Francis asks Mary to ‘convert those who fuel and foment conflict’
Pope Francis asked Mary to look mercifully upon the human family, “which has strayed from the path of peace,” and entrusted to her protection the world’s regions and nations at war.
U.S. synod delegate receives papal permission slip to cut class
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.
Synod assembly calls on everyone to ‘concretely participate’ in synodality
The Catholic Church must continue discerning its future by listening to everyone, starting with the poorest and excluded, after the assembly of the Synod of Bishops closes its first session, participants said in a letter addressed to the “People of God.”
Pope again calls for release of hostages in Gaza, discusses aid with Biden
Pope Francis called for the release of Israeli hostages held in Gaza and spoke with U.S. President Joe Biden to discuss the humanitarian crisis and the need to de-escalate violence in the region.
Synod assembly to issue ‘Letter to the People of God’ at session’s end
Members of the Synod of Bishops will issue a “Letter to the People of God” at the close of the first session of the synod assembly, which ends Oct. 29, the Vatican said.
Church hierarchy has ‘nothing to fear’ from synodality, cardinal says
The Catholic Church’s synodal process, intended to actively solicit input from all its members, is not a threat to the hierarchy, a cardinal said.
Ripple effect: Delegates discuss synod impact beyond Catholicism
Seated among Catholics cardinals, bishops, priests, religious sisters and lay Catholic leaders, 12 representatives from other Christian communities are listening and weighing in on discussions about the future of the Catholic Church.
Jerusalem cardinal offers himself in exchange for Israeli hostages
The Catholic Church’s highest ranking prelate in the Holy Land offered his “absolute availability” to be exchanged for Israeli children taken hostage by Hamas.
Synod is “new Pentecost” that will renew the church, cardinal says
The synod on synodality is the “new Pentecost,” which will renew active participation of all Catholics in the life and mission of their church, a cardinal said.
Synodal spirituality is at ‘heart of church’s renewal,’ cardinal says
The Divine Liturgy, presided over by Melkite Catholic Patriarch Joseph Absi, was celebrated in the Byzantine rite at the Altar of the Chair in St. Peter’s Basilica, as synod participants were about to begin the assembly’s second module, focusing on the theme of communion and the question, “How can we be more fully a sign and instrument of union with God and of the unity of all humanity?”
Synod participants discuss formation, building a welcoming church
The formation of seminarians, the Catholic Church as a welcoming home for all, migration and ecumenism arose as common themes of discussion among participants of the assembly of the Synod of Bishops Oct. 6, the Vatican said.