Snapshots of a Roman Thanksgiving
Celebrating the quintessential American holiday in the Eternal City isn’t easy, but the community of U.S. Catholic expats found creative ways to bring a taste of home across the Atlantic.
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Pope Francis Adds Married Couples, Church Movement Reps to Vatican’s Laity and Family Office
French and Taiwanese couples join a Polish couple already serving as members of the dicastery for a total of three sets of spouses among the Vatican office’s 28 members, which include eight women.
Searching for Answers: Why Was Bishop Joseph Strickland Removed?
The Vatican focused on Twitter and Tyler.
‘Pure Manipulation’: Germans Continue Push for Radical Change After Worldwide Synod
NEWS ANALYSIS: How German Church leaders are spinning the Synod on Synodality’s first assembly and planning to influence its concluding assembly next year.
Synod on Synodality: What Changed Between Draft and Summary Report?
‘LGBTQ+’ terminology and a ‘super synod’ proposal didn’t make the cut, while a proposal for ex-priests to be given a ‘pastoral service’ was added.
Synod on Synodality 2023: Summary Report Calls for Greater ‘Co-Responsibility’ in Church, Changes to Decision-Making
The document was presented to the synod’s 344 voting members in attendance after its drafters attempted to incorporate more than 1,150 proposed amendments into the text. Each paragraph of the text was approved by a two-thirds majority vote.
For this US Bishop, Synodality Is Aimed at One Thing: Mission
If it can avoid ‘self-referentiality,’ Bishop Kevin Rhoades believes that the Church’s ongoing synodal process can contribute to the communion needed to evangelize the world.
A Synodal Long Game? Changing Structure to Change Doctrine
NEWS ANALYSIS: Some Synod on Synodality Participants Seem Intent on Radically Altering the Way the Church Teaches
Meet the Aussie Laywoman Pushing for Motherhood — Not Female Priesthood — at the Synod on Synodality
Both a philosopher with a focus on womanhood and a mother of five, Renee Köhler-Ryan has emerged as a compelling synodal voice for the Church’s understanding of women, grounded in both her experience and her expertise.
Synod Consensus: Everyone Is Tired
Long hours and a grueling pace may lead to changes in format for next year’s synodal assembly — but may also affect the process as it comes to a close this month.
