How Pope Francis Plans to ‘Fix’ the Curia
A new constitution to rule the Roman curia, as the bureaucracy of the Vatican is known, will reflect Pope Francis’ call for a missionary Church that is focused on preaching the Gospel. This is...
Category: Bishops
Pope Apologises to Young People Who Have Felt Ignored by the Church
Speaking on behalf of all adult Catholics, Pope Francis formally closed the Synod of Bishops by asking young people for forgiveness. “Forgive us if often we have not listened to you; if, instead of...
Synod Document: Listen to, Support, Guide, Include Young People
The Catholic Church and all its members must get better at listening to young people, taking their questions seriously, recognizing them as full members of the church, patiently walking with them and offering guidance...
Fr Tulani Gabula Meets Pope at Synod
Fr Tulani Gubula of Queenstown diocese had the opportunity to meet Pope Francis during a reception surrounding the Synod of Bishops on Youth in the Vatican. The encounter was particularly special as it was...
Synod Missed Opportunity to Apologise for Sex Abuse, Archbishop Says
The more than 250 Catholic bishops from around the world meeting at the Vatican in October missed an opportunity to confront the global sex abuse crisis, said Archbishop Charles J. Chaput of Philadelphia. “I...
Church Welcomes All, Calls All to Conversion
No one is excluded from the love of God or from being welcomed into the Catholic Church, but God’s love and the church’s welcome also come with a call to conversion, said the English-language...
Cardinal Napier Hails Pope’s ‘Genius’
Staff Reporter & Cindy Wooden – Cardinal Wilfrid Napier has hailed Pope Francis’ genius in following the two synods of bishops on the family with the current one on youth. The cardinal-archbishop of Durban said...
Inspire People to be ‘Everyday Saints,’ Archbishop Says
To “capture the imagination” of young people and inspire them, church leaders should offer them the example of modern saints and call young people to be “everyday saints, each in his or her own...
Without a Doubt: Pope Shares his Thinking on Key Synod Themes
Having some doubts is definitely better than having no doubts at all, Pope Francis told a group of seminarians. As the Synod of Bishops on “young people, the faith and vocational discernment” was continuing...
Women’s Voice Needed to Fight Clericalism, ‘Macho’ Culture, Cardinal Says
The church needs to further integrate women into ecclesial life to confront the problems of clericalism and an exaggerated sense of masculinity, a Vatican official told the Synod of Bishops. In his address to...
Cardinal: Watering Down Church Teaching Won’t Attract Young People
The church and its pastors should “courageously propose the Christian ideal corresponding to Catholic moral doctrine and not water it down, hiding the truth to attract young people to the bosom of the church,”...
Superiors General: No Reason Why Women Shouldn’t Have Vote at Synod
Although bishops should make up the majority of voting members at a Synod of Bishops, the fact that the body is only consultative means women should be included as full members just as priests...
