Pope: Young People Have Lessons to Teach the Church
By Cindy Wooden – Young Catholics are giving the church a valuable lesson in the real meaning of “synodality,” Pope Francis wrote. “They have asked us in a...
Category: Synod
Johannesburg Synod Vows To Make New Resolutions Real
A lesson from the Johannesburg archdiocesan synod ten years ago is that unless you identify structures to assist in implementation, documents just remain idealistic words, Archbishop Buti...
Amazon Synod Final Document Round-Up
By Junno Arocho Esteves – To proclaim the Gospel message of hope, the Catholic Church in the Amazon must open new paths of evangelisation in the region,...
A Potential Loss of our Catholicity? Amazon Synod Reflections
Shortly before the start of the Synod on the Amazon, a message popped up in one of my Catholic WhatsApp groups. It was a video calling for...
Indigenous Professor: Proposed Amazonian Rite Centered on Christ
By Junno Arocho Esteves – Addressing concerns about a proposed Amazonian rite in the Catholic Church, an indigenous participant at the Synod of Bishops for the Amazon called...
Synod Calls For More Church Roles For Women, But Stops Short Of Diaconate
By Cindy Wooden – In the Amazon, like in the rest of the world, the essential roles women play within the family, the community and the church should...
Pope Apologises That Statues Were Vandalised, Says They Were Recovered
By Cindy Wooden – Pope Francis apologised that two men entered a church near the Vatican, took controversial statues and tossed them into the Tiber River. “As bishop...
Bishop: Before New Ministries, Church Must Eradicate Clericalism
By Junno Arocho Esteves – The way to rid the Catholic Church of clericalism is by giving laywomen a greater role in making decisions, a Bolivian bishop said....
‘We Are All Responsible’: Bishop Urges Lifestyle Change To Protect Amazon
By Barbara Fraser – Solutions to environmental problems discussed at the Synod of Bishops for the Amazon must involve not just Amazonian nations, but countries in Europe and...
Synod Groups Propose Amazonian Rite, New Ministries For Women
By Junno Arocho Esteves – Creating an Amazonian-rite liturgy and new ministries for laypeople, including the ordination of women deacons, are some of the recurring proposals made by...
Ministry, Ecology, Mission Are Main Themes At Synod’s First Week
By Cindy Wooden – The first week of the Synod of Bishops for the Amazon saw support for the priestly ordination of married indigenous men, impassioned pleas for...
God in all things: Synod looks at indigenous ‘theology of creation’
By Barbara J. Fraser – By demanding respect for the cultures of indigenous peoples, Pope Francis was not promoting pantheism, but – tapping into his Jesuit roots –...
