Bishops / Church / Erin Carelse / Synod
by Erin Carelse · Published October 28, 2019 · Last modified October 29, 2019
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 Tlhagale OMI of Johannesburg said. This year’s...
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, including by instituting new ministries for lay...
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 prayers for the failure of the synod. ...
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 on Catholics to soften their hearts and...
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 be valued and recognised officially, members of...
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 of the diocese, I apologise,” he said,...
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. Bishop Ricardo Ernesto Centellas Guzman of Potosi...
Church / Ecology / Environment / Synod
by CNS · Published October 24, 2019 · Last modified October 23, 2019
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 North America, bishops said. “This is a...
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 small groups at the Synod of Bishops...
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 respect for indigenous culture and denunciations of...
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 – urging respect for a worldview that sees...
By Junno Arocho Esteves – While the Catholic Church has made strides to include the voice of women, especially in the Synod of Bishops for the Amazon, women should be included among synod voting members...
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