Pace of preparations is quickening as synod on synodality approaches November 17, 2022By Mark Pattison Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Synodality, U.S. Bishops Meeting - Fall 2022, World News Work is proceeding — and quickly — on next October’s synod on synodality, according to Bishop Daniel E. Flores of Brownsville, Texas, in a Nov. 15 report to his fellow bishops.
Synod reports show enthusiasm for mission, but also identify obstacles October 30, 2022By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Synodality, World News Catholics around the globe long to share the Gospel with a world in need, but they see situations and tensions within the church that challenge their ability to do so, said one of the drafters of the document for the continental phase of the Synod of Bishops.
Enlarge the tent: Synod document sees desire for greater inclusion October 29, 2022By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Synodality, World News Around the world, listening sessions for the Synod of Bishops gave many participants a sense of finally being listened to, but they also raised questions about how to promote greater inclusion in the Catholic Church while staying true to church teaching.
Pope announces a second session for Synod of Bishops assembly October 17, 2022By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Synodality, Vatican, World News Saying he did not want to rush the process of discerning how the Holy Spirit is calling the church to grow in “synodality,” Pope Francis announced that the next assembly of the Synod of Bishops would take place in two sessions.
Dream of ‘synodality’ is a fruit of Vatican II, cardinal writes October 11, 2022By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Synodality, Vatican, World News While the term “synodality” is not found in any of the 16 documents of the Second Vatican Council, the council’s vision and definition of the church is at the heart of what synodality is, said Cardinal Mario Grech, secretary-general of the Synod of Bishops.
Swiss cardinal apologizes for Nazi reference in critique of Synodal Path October 5, 2022By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Synodality, Vatican, World News In a meeting with the president of the German bishops’ conference, Swiss Cardinal Kurt Koch apologized for offending people and said he never intended to imply that supporters of the German church’s Synodal Path were doing something similar to what a group of Christian supporters of the Nazis did in the 1930s.
German bishops outraged by Cardinal Koch’s Nazi comparison, demand apology October 3, 2022By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Synodality, World News The president of the German bishops’ conference demanded an apology from a Swiss cardinal at the Vatican over comments that brought up Germany’s Nazi past.
Synthesis report complete, but bishop finds synodal path is just beginning September 20, 2022By Dennis Sadowski Catholic News Service Filed Under: News, Synodality, Vatican, World News While the report summarizing tens of thousands of U.S. listening sessions in the first phase of the Catholic Church’s synodal process has been submitted to the Vatican, the experience of synodality is just beginning.
U.S. synod report finds participants share common hopes, lingering pain September 19, 2022By Dennis Sadowski Catholic News Service Filed Under: Bishops, Feature, News, Synodality, World News Catholics across the country continue to feel wounded by the clergy abuse crisis, seek a more welcoming church in which their “lived reality” is prioritized over rules and regulations, and desire lifelong spiritual, pastoral and catechetical formation as disciples, according to a report synthesizing the 10-month synodal process in dioceses.
Listening sessions in Archdiocese of Baltimore create ‘honest conversations’ September 5, 2022By Christopher Gunty Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Synodality Listening sessions between November 2021 and May 2022, which the Archdiocese of Baltimore said resulted in 235 reports “containing the fruits of many prayerful, thoughtful and honest conversations” have been compiled into a 10-page synthesis report, which was published online.
Feedback during synod shows church is ‘alive,’ yearns for Gospel, panel says August 26, 2022By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Synodality, Vatican, World News The input and feedback coming from those taking part in the synodal journey underway around the world have inspired feelings of gratitude, hope and deeper faith for the many people involved with the process, said a panel of officials and organizers for the Synod of Bishops.
How to make the church synodal? Inclusion, say respondents in 3 countries August 17, 2022By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Synodality, World News Catholics on two different continents want more inclusion — including of women and LGBTQ Catholics — more adult faith formation and help with engaging young adults.
