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A few days ago, as the Synod on Synodality was reaching its conclusion in Rome, I spoke with my America colleagues Zac Davis and Colleen Dulle for a joint recording for the “Jesuitical” and “Inside the Vatican” podcasts....
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After members of the Synod of Bishops approved their final document, Pope Francis announced that he would not write the customary post-synodal apostolic exhortation but would offer the final document to the entire church to implement....
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Pope Francis recalls the life and work of Fr. Gustavo Gutierrez, the late founder of liberation theology, saying he brought forth great apostolic impetus and rich theology....
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At the concluding Mass of the General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops, Pope Francis encourages us to be like Bartimaeus in today’s Gospel and “entrust our blindness to the Lord” in order to be “a missionary Church that walks with her Lord through the streets of the...
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Cardinal Victor Manuel Fernández, the Prefect of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, explains why he did not consider the decision on the female diaconate to be ‘mature,’ saying it does not mean closing off the possibility....
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The group gathered at my home was a sort of test; I wanted to see for myself how these discussions might go before we rolled out this project across our diocese....
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Pope Francis presides at the Canonisation Mass for 14 new Saints, including 11 martyrs killed in Syria for refusing to renounce their faith, and upholds their Christian witness by noting they lived Jesus’ way of service....
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The second session of the Synod on Synodality had fallen into a tranquil lull before an eruption on October 18. NCR has reported about the frustration that boiled over when Cardinal Victor Manuel Fernández failed to attend a meeting with delegates concerning study group five....
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In nine days, the synod’s 368 participants will have concluded their discussions, and on Oct. 26 they will vote on the final document, the fruit of three years’ work throughout the Catholic Church, to present their proposals to Pope Francis....