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Sunday will mark one month since the election of Pope Leo XIV. Many people have looked at discrete decisions, like his choice of clothing, as tea leaves about his pontificate, whether they are or not. For example, there is much speculation about whether the new pope will live in...
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Deep listening has become a familiar and valued practice across the Diocese of Parramatta, and at St Thomas Aquinas Parish, Springwood, it’s now taking even deeper root. As part of their efforts to shape a new Parish Pastoral Plan, the parish’s Pastoral Council and parish administrator, Fr Chris del Rosario,...
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On this feast of the Ascension, we hear both the conclusion of Luke’s gospel and the beginning of the Acts of the Apostles. Written by the same author, these two passages provide us with the link between the two books. It’s the moment when the apostles are asked, ‘Why...
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A U.S.-born pope offers continuity, and a fresh direction...
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Pope Francis, who died April 21, brought synodality back to the heart of the church. He saw in it a way to make each believer participate in the mission of the church. For theologian Arnaud Join-Lambert, this vision can inspire other institutions faced with participation challenges....
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Each day until the next pope is elected, La Croix speaks with a Church figure from around the world about the major challenges awaiting the future pope. Today: Father François Odinet, national chaplain of Caritas France and theologian, who served as an expert at the Synod in Rome....
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Signs of the times. Pope Francis’ approval of the 2025-2028 Synodal journey signals the church’s response to global political crises, challenging authoritarianism and offering synodality as a lifeline for communication, unity, and evangelisation....
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Reflecting on the final document of the synod, I propose four marks of a synodal church: relating, listening, discerning and self-emptying....
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Are we truly aware of the rich theological resources that open up when we respond – perhaps unthinkingly, automatically and habitually – to the priest’s greeting Dominus vobiscum (The Lord be with you) with the customary formula Et cum spiritu tuo (And with your spirit)? The extraordinary beauty inherent in this brief...
Sunday will mark one month since the election of Pope Leo XIV. Many people have looked at discrete decisions, like his choice of clothing, as tea leaves about his pontificate, whether they are or not. For example, there is much speculation about whether the new pope will live in...
Deep listening has become a familiar and valued practice across the Diocese of Parramatta, and at St Thomas Aquinas Parish, Springwood, it’s now taking even deeper root. As part of their efforts to shape a new Parish Pastoral Plan, the parish’s Pastoral Council and parish administrator, Fr Chris del Rosario,...
On this feast of the Ascension, we hear both the conclusion of Luke’s gospel and the beginning of the Acts of the Apostles. Written by the same author, these two passages provide us with the link between the two books. It’s the moment when the apostles are asked, ‘Why...
A U.S.-born pope offers continuity, and a fresh direction...
Pope Francis, who died April 21, brought synodality back to the heart of the church. He saw in it a way to make each believer participate in the mission of the church. For theologian Arnaud Join-Lambert, this vision can inspire other institutions faced with participation challenges....
Each day until the next pope is elected, La Croix speaks with a Church figure from around the world about the major challenges awaiting the future pope. Today: Father François Odinet, national chaplain of Caritas France and theologian, who served as an expert at the Synod in Rome....
Signs of the times. Pope Francis’ approval of the 2025-2028 Synodal journey signals the church’s response to global political crises, challenging authoritarianism and offering synodality as a lifeline for communication, unity, and evangelisation....
Reflecting on the final document of the synod, I propose four marks of a synodal church: relating, listening, discerning and self-emptying....
Are we truly aware of the rich theological resources that open up when we respond – perhaps unthinkingly, automatically and habitually – to the priest’s greeting Dominus vobiscum (The Lord be with you) with the customary formula Et cum spiritu tuo (And with your spirit)? The extraordinary beauty inherent in this brief...