Pope: Wanting to Control God and Confine Him to an Agenda is Idolatry
By Carol Glatz, CNS – To reform the church is to put God first and adore him, and to love and serve others, Pope Francis said at...
Synod
Synod Report shows Agreement, Divergences, including on ‘Synodality’
By Cindy Wooden, CNS – A report summarising discussions at the assembly of the Synod of Bishops said the church may need more welcoming pastoral approaches, especially...
In final week, several synod cardinals look beyond assembly
By Justin McLellan, CNS – The synodal process does not stop at listening but should lead to incorporating what was discussed at the synodal assembly into the...
As Synod Winds Down, Members Urged to Avoid Polarised Thinking
By Cindy Wooden, CNS – As members of the assembly of the Synod of Bishops return home, share the results of their work and prepare for the...
Cardinal Bo: Synodal Journey is about Healing, Reconciling the World
By Carol Glatz, CNS – God has a plan for everyone and for the church whose journeys and plans must align with his will, Cardinal Charles Bo...
Church hierarchy has ‘nothing to fear’ from synodality
By Justin McLellan, CNS – The Catholic Church’s synodal process, intended to actively solicit input from all its members, is not a threat to the hierarchy, a...
Ripple effect: Delegates discuss synod impact beyond Catholicism
By Justin McLellan, CNS – Seated among Catholics cardinals, bishops, priests, religious sisters and lay Catholic leaders, 12 representatives from other Christian communities are listening and weighing...
Synod Members Urge Patience as Process Continues
By Cindy Wooden, CNS – As the Catholic Church learns to be more “synodal,” to listen to all its members, value their gifts and seek together the...
Synod Discussions Include Addressing Pain Church Has Caused People
By Carol Glatz, CNS – The synodal way is not an invention of Pope Francis, but it is based on Jesus’ way of inclusivity and listening, and...
Synod: Catholics’ Shared Mission and the Exclusion of Women
By Cindy Wooden, CNS – The life of women in the Catholic Church “is full of scars” and alternating experiences of being encouraged or rejected, the president...
