Writing to new cardinals, pope urges them to be compassionate shepherds October 14, 2024By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: News, Vatican, World News Pope Francis asked the new members of the College of Cardinals to cultivate a sense of prayer and closeness with God’s people, so they remain at the service of the church and their flocks.
Mission is common goal of synod and ecumenism, pope says October 11, 2024By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Ecumenism and Interfaith Relations, Feature, News, Synodality, Vatican, World News Halfway through the Synod of Bishops, Pope Francis and synod participants prayed that God would “remove the divisions between Christians” so that they could proclaim the Gospel together.
U.S. cardinals meet privately with pope to discuss synodality October 11, 2024By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Synodality, Vatican, World News Three U.S. cardinals attending the synod on synodality met privately with Pope Francis to speak more in-depth about synodality and the process of discernment, said Cardinal Joseph W. Tobin of Newark, New Jersey.
Pope and Zelenskyy discuss repatriation of Ukrainian captives October 11, 2024By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, War in Ukraine, World News Pope Francis and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met for the third time since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, focusing their discussion on the repatriation of Ukrainian nationals held in Russian captivity.
Synod participants look at how all Catholics can serve church’s mission October 10, 2024By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: News, Synodality, Vatican, World News The pope, bishops and priests cannot fully awaken the missionary spirit of the Catholic Church alone, so all Catholics must play a more central role in spreading the Gospel, according to participants in the Synod of Bishops on synodality.
Doctrine dicastery overturns Vatican ruling in priest laicization case October 10, 2024By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: Child & Youth Protection, News, Vatican, World News The Vatican’s doctrine office has mandated the laicization of an Argentine priest accused of sexually abusing minors, overturning a surprise ruling from the Vatican Secretariat of State that imposed limitations on the priest’s activities.
At midway point, synod to discuss accountability, walking the talk October 10, 2024By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Synodality, Vatican, World News Members of the Synod of Bishops must ask, listen to and prayerfully reflect on difficult questions, not dismiss or avoid them, the spiritual adviser to the synod on synodality told them.
Catholic synod is relevant for other Christians, too, delegates say October 10, 2024By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Ecumenism and Interfaith Relations, News, Synodality, Vatican, World News While the Catholic Church’s Synod of Bishops is not exactly like a synod in other Christian communities, the issues being discussed and the way they are being handled are relevant to other Christian churches and to the search for Christian unity, synod participants said.
Synodal leadership can ease a bishop’s burdens, speakers say October 10, 2024By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Bishops, News, Synodality, Vatican, World News A bishop who runs his diocese like a “monarch” is not only not acting synodally, but he probably is lonely and stressed, said theologians advising the Synod of Bishops.
From on high: A rare glimpse from the top of St. Peter’s baldachin October 10, 2024By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: Arts & Culture, Knights of Columbus, News, Vatican, World News More than two dozen popes have celebrated Mass under the giant canopy that rises over the main altar of St. Peter’s Basilica, but the impressive view from the top of 100-foot-tall bronze structure has been reserved for a select few: cleaners, contractors and restoration experts.
Pope sends $67,000 to Gaza parish, with $35,000 raised in one day from synod delegates October 9, 2024By Paulina Guzik OSV News Filed Under: Conflict in the Middle East, News, Synodality, Vatican, World News As the Holy Land marked a grim first anniversary Oct. 7 of the Hamas attack on southern Israeli communities and subsequent Israel-Hamas war that has devastated the Gaza Strip, the papal almoner raised $35,000 in one afternoon from delegates to the Synod on Synodality and immediately sent it to Holy Family Parish in Gaza City.
Synod seeks to expand consultations on women’s ministry, diaconate October 9, 2024By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: News, Synodality, Vatican, World News The Vatican group studying the question of women’s ministry, including the ordination of women to the diaconate, will expand its consultative phase to include women who do not serve as consultors to the dicastery in charge of the study group, synod officials announced.
