35,000 Jewish pilgrims come to Ukraine for Rosh Hashanah despite official warnings
(ILLIA NOVIKOV. Time of Israel).
Prayer chants and the sounding of traditional ram’s horns fill the air in the town of Uman, in central Ukraine, as thousands of pilgrims join an annual gathering to mark the Jewish new year, despite the war against Russia.
War in Southern Lebanon Puts Thousands of Christians in Constant Danger, Catholic Nun Says
(Eduardo Berdejo. Aciafrica).
Some 9,000 Christians in three villages in southern Lebanon are in constant danger because of the war between Israel and Hezbollah, warned Sister Maya El Beaino, a nun of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary.
Fiducia Supplicans y Sínodo Alemán, el cardenal Lopez Romero responde
(Hernán Sergio Mora. Exaudi).
El arzobispo de Rabat aborda las complejidades y desafíos de la sinodalidad en la Iglesia Católica durante la conferencia en el Vaticano
Cardenal y exorcistas reaccionan a ritual “de limpia” de presidenta Claudia Sheinbaum en México
(Walter Sánchez Silva. Aciprensa).
Un cardenal y tres sacerdotes, dos de ellos exorcistas, se pronunciaron tras la realización de un ritual “de limpia” durante la toma de posesión de la nueva presidenta de México, Claudia Sheinbaum.
At Synod, “Niche Issues” and “Fashionable Reforms” Criticized—And Championed
(Robert Shine. New Ways Ministry)
This week as the Synod on Synodality’s General Assembly began, repeated exhortations were voiced by leaders and delegates not to get caught up in gender and sexuality debates, pejoratively described as “niche issues” and “fashionable reforms
Is the Next Pope at the Synod?
(Jonathan Liedl. National Catholic Reporter)
The purpose of this month’s Synod on Synodality is to determine how to put Pope Francis’ push for greater dialogue, openness and lay participation in Church affairs into action. But the worldwide gathering is also doubling as something of a prelude to the next papal conclave
Women’s group announces protests over ‘catastrophic’ approach in synod
Referring to the handling of questions about the role of women in the church at the current Synod of Bishops on Synodality as “catastrophic,” a coalition of progressive reform groups has announced plans to stage protests
Pope Francis summarizes the preface to the book "As Jesus Taught Us: The Prayer of the Pilgrims of Hope" (Edizioni San Paolo), which will be published on the morning of Wednesday, October 9. The text is a compilation of Reflections on prayer, some unpublished
(Vatican News)
I learned to pray from my grandmother. She is the one who taught me to pray and also instilled in me a devotion to Saint Joseph. Then, the spiritual fathers I had, both in the seminary and in the Society of Jesus, helped me grow in my experience of prayer
Synod, October 3: Working groups discuss ‘Foundations’; ‘nothing new,’ says Cardinal Hollerich
(Catholic World News)
the second day of the second and final session of the synod on synodality—356 out of the 365 participants gathered in Paul VI Audience Hall to discuss “Foundations,” a section of the session’s instrumentum laboris, or working document (synod agenda)
Lawyer for Vatican’s ‘Romeo and Juliet’ claims firing is ‘null’ and ‘illegitimate’
A lawyer representing the Vatican’s “Romeo and Juliet,” shorthand for a young couple fired from the Vatican bank because their marriage violates a new regulation barring such relationships among employees, has filed an appeal asserting that the dismissal is “null, illegitimate and gravely damaging to the fundamental rights of persons and workers,” and thus is “devoid of any effect.”
(Ed. Condon. The Pillar)
The final session of the global synod on synodality began this week in Rome, with delegates from around the world set to meet for much of the month to reflect on the multi-year series of meetings at every level of the Church
Kerala Bishops Repeat Criticism of Award-Winning Indian LGBTQ+ Movie
(Elsie Carson. New Ways Ministry)
In India, the Kerala Catholic Bishops’ Council (KCBC) has reaffirmed its opposition to same-gender relationships after a film the Council previously criticized won a major award
Vatican II at 60: ‘Lumen Gentium’ Harks Back to Traditional Truths
(Father Joseph Thomas. National Catholic Register)
Chapter 7 of Lumen Gentium presents the Council’s teaching on some essential aspects of the Church’s teaching: judgment, the souls in purgatory, and our union with the saints in heaven
India advocate says discrimination against Dalit Catholics must be addressed in Synod
(Nirmala Carvalho. Crux)
As bishops around the world meet at the Vatican for the Synod on Synodality, some Catholics in India say they must address the the “draconian casteism, caste discrimination and domination prevailing historically in the Catholic Church” especially among the dominant Dalit population in the Church
(Redazione. Faro di Roma).
Questa sera Paolo Del Debbio, conduttore di Diritto e Rovescio su Rete 4, ha pesantemente calunniato il prof. Luciano Vasapollo che, in un’assemblea pubblica organizzata da Cambiare Rotta alla Facoltà di Fisica della Sapienza, aveva semplicemente denunciato le violazioni del diritto internazionale commesse dall’Esercito Israeliano a Gaza, dove è in atto un vero genocidio che ha causato la morte di circa 42 mila palestinesi, in gran parte donne e bambini, ed ora sta bombardando e invadendo il Libano, uno stato sovrano che ha sempre rappresentato un modello di convivenza tra religioni e etnie diverse.
Per ogni guerra va costruita una legittimazione: al diavolo l’etica e la morale
(Stefano Briganti. Il Fattoquotidiano.it).
Ogni guerra nasce da un disegno politico che mira a rafforzare un equilibrio di potere o crearne uno nuovo. Machiavelli afferma che il signore/principe, per garantire il proprio potere nell’interesse dello Stato che governa, deve attuare una “buona” politica superando i vincoli dell’etica e della morale che potrebbero ostacolarla. Da qui deriva il famoso “il fine [politico] giustifica l’utilizzo di ogni mezzo [compresa la forza e la guerra]” e sappiamo che niente è più immorale di una guerra.
Are LGBTQ Jews welcome in Orthodox communities? This is how they are building spaces of their own
(MARÍA TERESA HERNÁNDEZ. AP News)
It was a heart-wrenching choice. But when Daniel Gammerman decided to never set foot back in an Orthodox synagogue, he thought of it as an act of love. Not toward the Jewish community he was born into, but to himself
Il dossier. Minori fra psicofarmaci e aggressioni: dietro le sbarre è un inferno
(Fulvio Fulvi. Avvenire).
Il sistema italiano della giustizia minorile fino a qualche anno fa era preso come modello da altri Paesi d’Europa ma adesso mostra delle falle difficili da colmare in tempi brevi: sovraffollamento, disorganizzazione, carenza di personale e di progetti di reinserimento sociale lo hanno reso blindato, violento, solo repressivo, e per niente educativo, come invece dovrebbe essere, secondo la Costituzione e il buon senso.
Međugorje. Una triste e insensata pronuncia
(Redazione. Silere non possum)
Nella newsletter riservata agli abbonati di giovedì 26 settembre 2024 abbiamo formulato alcune riflessioni in merito al caso Medugorje. Molti dei nostri iscritti ci hanno chiesto di rendere accessibile la nostra riflessione in quanto ritengono possa essere utile. Per questo motivo offriamo una parte della Newsletter gratuitamente a tutti i lettori di Silere non possum.
