Restorative principles can be applied to Synod Preparations
By Mark Pattison – Applying the principles of restorative justice to the diocesan preparatory hearings on the upcoming world Synod of Bishops on synodality can make the process...
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Humility and trust: Finding the keys to the synodal journey
By Cindy Wooden – As many Catholics try to understand what Pope Francis might mean by a “synodal church,” he highlighted some of the essential characteristics –...
Many women fear their voices will be ignored in synod
By Cindy Wooden – Women around the world are participating in the process of the Synod of Bishops, but many of them fear that, despite promises, their...
Synod official apologises to gay Catholics, encourages their participation
By Cindy Wooden – LGBTQ Catholics are more than welcome to participate in the prayer, discernment and discussion process leading up to the celebration of the assembly...
Synod on Synodality: Journeying Together
I hope that you, the reader, will instantly recognise the words in the title since they are the theme for preparing the Church for the Synod on...
Synodality: An Opportunity to Hear God’s Call to the Church
By Dennis Sadowski – Laypeople deserve to be heard and Pope Francis is inviting the church to hear their voices through the synodal process now underway, Cardinal...
Vatican extends listening phase for Synod of Bishops
To ensure all Catholics have an opportunity to share and to listen as part of the initial process leading up to the Synod of Bishops in 2023,...
Archbishop says his archdiocese won’t take part in global synodal process, citing ‘ideological’ risk
Archbishop Wolfgang Haas of Vaduz, Liechtenstein has said that his archdiocese won’t take part in the two-year global synodal process, saying that it would run “the risk...
Launch of the Diocesan Synodal Phase
WATCH AND SHARE: African Synodality Initiative – Launch of the Diocesan Synodal Phase. Find out what’s happening in your parish and diocese and have your say.
Pope Opens Synod Process With Mass
By Carol Glatz – A synod calls on everyone to become experts in “the art of encounter” in a way that is uplifting and transformative, Pope Francis...
Resisting temptation: Synod process relies on faith, trust
By Cindy Wooden – From Australia’s Plenary Council, Archbishop Mark Coleridge of Brisbane tweeted, “Our small group facilitator was for years a midwife, and she says the...
