Tag: Synod on Synodality
TIMELINE: What has the Catholic Church said about same-sex ‘blessings’?
Comments from Pope Francis released by the Vatican last week about the possibility of blessing same-sex unions sparked debate among Church leaders.
In response to a...
Cardinal Zen expresses concerns about Synod on Synodality in leaked letter...
Cardinal Zen closes with another appeal to his brother bishops and cardinals for prayer — and a petition to change synod procedures
Pope Francis: Synod on Synodality’s primary task ‘to refocus our gaze...
Francis repeated that the synod is not “a political gathering” or a “polarized parliament,” but “a place of grace and communion.”
CBCP chief stresses 3-fold priority as synod begins
He recalled the synod’s objective of establishing a more “synodal Church,” which radiates “communion, participation, and mission”
Vatican releases Pope Francis’ responses to pre-synod dubia, criticizes cardinals
The public back-and-forth over the cardinals’ dubia and the pope’s response comes just two days before the start of the Synod
Pope Francis calls silence ‘essential’ at prayer vigil for Synod on...
Before thousands of young people and Christian leaders from around the world, Francis emphasized the importance of silent prayer
Vincent de Paul and Synodality
Beyond the dominant hierarchical institutional model, we see Vincent’s intuition of a "church of communion", of a synodal church
Cardinal Tagle says prejudices hinder synodal process, not freedom
"Walking together may sound easy, but some prejudices are already second nature to us that we do not think they exist," says Tagle
Who are the Chinese bishops attending the Synod on Synodality?
One of the bishops attending this year’s assembly was the first bishop consecrated in China under the terms of the Vatican-China agreement
Synod 2023: What has Pope Francis said about synodality?
The global meetings in Rome are the culmination of two years of preparation, and during that time, much has been said about synodality