Synod participants discuss formation, building a welcoming church October 6, 2023By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Synodality, Vatican, World News 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.
Israeli top politicians, rabbis react after incidents of spitting on Christians causes uproar October 6, 2023By Judith Sudilovsky OSV News Filed Under: Ecumenism and Interfaith Relations, Feature, News, World News While recent incidents of spitting on Christians outraged the community in the Holy Land, Israeli officials openly condemned the attacks this time, with the foreign minister of the country personally calling the Vatican’s top diplomat.
Synodal silence: Pope says church must pause, ‘fast’ from public words October 6, 2023By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Synodality, Vatican, World News For the duration of the assembly Oct. 4-29 all the heads of Vatican dicasteries and hundreds of cardinals, archbishops, bishops, religious superiors, professors, students and parents were scheduled to be away from their homes and their desks.
‘I forgive you. I pray for you,’ Florida inmate says in final statement before execution October 6, 2023By Julie Asher OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, World News Before he became Florida’s sixth inmate to be executed in the state this year, convicted murderer Michael Duane Zack concluded his final statement Oct. 3 with a message: “To Governor DeSantis and the Clemency Board: I love you. I forgive you. I pray for you.” Zack, 54, was pronounced dead at 6:14 p.m. by lethal […]
‘Laudate Deum’ a ‘timely call’ to ‘choose life or death,’ say Catholic ecological advocates October 6, 2023By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Environment, Feature, News, World News Pope Francis’ latest plea to urgently address global warming and climate change is being hailed by Catholic ecological advocates as “a great call to action.”
Synod members begin small-group discussions on ‘synodality’ October 5, 2023By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Synodality, Vatican, World News The 364 members of the assembly of the Synod of Bishops and the 85 experts, facilitators and ecumenical delegates accompanying them began their work in earnest Oct. 5, meeting, sharing and praying in small groups.
After campus shooting, Archbishop Lori says ways must be found to ‘channel God’s peace’ in communities October 5, 2023By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Gun Violence, Local News, News Baltimore’s archbishop prayed that “God’s comfort and healing reaches all who experienced injury and terror” in the shooting that took place the evening of Oct. 3 on the campus of Morgan State University in the city and left five people wounded.
Pence at Georgetown says US should lead on religious liberty worldwide, addresses McCarthy ouster October 5, 2023By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: 2024 Election, Feature, News, U.S. Congress, World News Former Vice President Mike Pence Oct. 3 called himself “deeply disappointed” by California Rep. Kevin McCarthy’s ouster as speaker of the House of Representatives that same day, after eight House Republicans joined with Democrats to remove McCarthy from the role, the first such move in the history of the U.S. House.
Motherhood is not a liability but a gift to women, Vatican says at U.N. October 5, 2023By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, World News Through a “narrow focus on pregnancy prevention” and the promotion of abortion, many international organizations too often view motherhood as a liability to the advancement of women, the Vatican said.
First Dominican Rosary Pilgrimage draws thousands to national shrine October 5, 2023By Rebecca W. Martin OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, World News Over 3,000 pilgrims from across the United States filled the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington Sept. 30, drawn by a shared love of the Blessed Virgin Mary and the rosary.
Synod begins work with focus on Holy Spirit and listening October 4, 2023By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Synodality, Vatican, World News 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 sharing their opinions.
For synod, questions around women’s diaconate run right through the priesthood October 4, 2023By Kimberly Heatherington OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Synodality, Vatican, World News As the Synod on Synodality opened 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 women.
