Church and world need young people’s involvement, synod fathers say October 26, 2023By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Synodality, Vatican, World News Writing to the world’s young people, members of the Synod of Bishops said they wanted to encourage them and help them fulfill their dreams, and they prayed that their own failings would not drive the young from the church.
Synod assembly calls on everyone to ‘concretely participate’ in synodality October 26, 2023By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Synodality, Vatican, World News 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.”
USCCB president talks about his synod experience October 25, 2023By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Synodality, Vatican, World News Welcoming people into the church and helping them enter a relationship with Jesus always involves a call to conversion, said Archbishop Timothy P. Broglio, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops.
Listen to, trust the lay faithful, pope tells synod members October 25, 2023By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Synodality, Vatican, World News Pope Francis told members of the synod on synodality that they should respect and honor the faith of all baptized Catholics, including the women, trusting “the holy, faithful people of God” who continue to believe even when their pastors act like dictators.
Pope appeals for unimpeded aid into Gaza, release of all hostages October 25, 2023By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: Conflict in the Middle East, Feature, News, Vatican, World News Pope Francis again called for the release of hostages taken from Israel by Hamas militants and for allowing humanitarian aid into Gaza.
Survey: Catholics aware of church’s social teaching but hear little on it in parishes, dioceses October 25, 2023By Kimberly Heatherington OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Social Justice, World News Catholic social teaching has widely been described as “the church’s best kept secret.” A recent report indicates that may still be the case, and that efforts to spread it may be thwarted by a reduction in diocesan positions dedicated to social action.
Initiative urges pope to write encyclical on nonviolence; patriarch cites ‘horrors’ of war October 24, 2023By Junno Arocho Esteves OSV News Filed Under: Conflict in the Middle East, Feature, News, Vatican, War in Ukraine, World News Amid wars around the world, particularly in Ukraine and the Holy Land, the Catholic Church needs to speak out on nonviolence as a necessary option for any hope of peace, said a representative of Pax Christi International, urging the pope to write an encyclical on nonviolence and just peace.
Kissinger at Al Smith Dinner underscores AI growth as one of world’s pressing challenges October 23, 2023By Beth Griffin OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, World News In a time of international tensions and domestic divisions, it is crucial for leaders to bridge the gap between political strategy and practical tactics, said centenarian statesman Henry A. Kissinger, who headlined the 78th dinner of the Alfred E. Smith Memorial Foundation Oct. 19.
Synodal journey is about healing, reconciling the world, cardinal says October 23, 2023By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Synodality, Vatican, World News God has a plan for everyone and for the church whose journeys and plans must align with his will, Cardinal Charles Bo told participants in the assembly of the Synod of Bishops.
Gaza Catholic parish mourns fellow Christians killed in blast at Greek Orthodox complex October 23, 2023By Judith Sudilovsky OSV News Filed Under: Conflict in the Middle East, Feature, News, World News The Sister of Charity of the Incarnate Word from Peru, who is serving in the Catholic parish in Gaza, recalled the pain of watching the funeral of Christians killed in an Oct. 19 blast at a Greek Orthodox church.
As synod winds down, members urged to sow patience October 23, 2023By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Synodality, Vatican, World News As members of the assembly of the Synod of Bishops return home, share the results of their work and prepare for the final synod assembly in 2024, they must be on guard against people who will want to make them take sides as if the synod were a political debate, said Dominican Father Timothy Radcliffe.
Pope again calls for release of hostages in Gaza, discusses aid with Biden October 23, 2023By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: Conflict in the Middle East, Feature, News, Vatican, World News 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.
