(ELENA MAGARIÑOS. Vida Nueva). Los días 23 y 24 de junio se han reunido los miembros del XV Consejo Ordinario, acompañados por algunos consultores de la Secretaría General del Sínodo, para discutir una…
Tag: Synod on Synodality
Amazon religious sister: Francis hasn’t given final word on women deacons
(National Catholic Reporter. Christopher White). A leading religious sister in the Amazon region believes Pope Francis’ recent interview that seemed to close the door to women deacons isn’t the final word on the…
Let’s “articulate our own views, voices”: Cameroonian Jesuit on Theological Reflections on Synodal Outcomes
(Jude Atemanke and João Vissesse. ACI Africa). Delegates representing the Church in Africa at the ongoing Synod on Synodality need to amplify their views and voices on issues relating to the growth of the Church…
Le cardinal Napier d’Afrique du Sud envoie un message fort sur “l’assaut contre la famille”
(Agnes Aineah. ACI Africa). La famille est confrontée à la “crise la plus importante et la plus grave” dans le monde d’aujourd’hui, a déclaré le cardinal Wilfrid Fox Napier, qui a averti…
La sinodalidad hoy no produce unidad sino división; pretensión vaticana de reducir el Papado a solo el «Obispo de Roma»
(ACN). “ El Obispo de Roma ”, un documento de estudio del Dicasterio para la Promoción de la Unidad de los Cristianos (DPCU) sobre el primado papal y el ecumenismo, combina un relato detallado de los…
Catholic Church in Africa Urged to Tap into Diaspora Communities to Grow Continent
(Agnes Aineah. ACI Africa). Catholic Bishops and religious communities in Africa have been urged to harness the potential of the diasporic communities in growing the continent. Speaking during an online conversation that…
In the midst of confusion: Rethinking the “synodal way”
(Catholic Culture. Dr. Jeff Mirus). It is one of the odd—but in the long run potentially fruitful—features of the current pontificate that a great emphasis on synodality in theory has emerged under…
A Church alive and on the move
Work of the group of theologians concluded Vatican, June 14, 2024 (News. Synod 2021-2024). The work, held at the headquarters of the General Secretariat of the Synod, was led by the two…
Why Archbishop in South Africa Thinks Synod on Synodality calls for “radical shift” in Church Model
(Silas Isenjia. ACI Africa). The Synod on Synodality is a call to move from one model of the Church to another, Archbishop Dabula Mpako of South Africa’s Pretoria Archdiocese who participated in the first…
Madrid presenta propuestas ‘rompedoras’ al Sínodo de la Sinodalidad
(Religion Confidencial). La archidiócesis de Madrid se pone a la cabeza de las propuestas más rompedoras doctrinal y pastoralmente de cara a la sesión conclusiva del Sínodo de la Sinodalidad, que se…
U.S. Bishops’ Synod Report Acknowledges LGBTQ+ Tensions, But Offers No Proposals
(New Ways Ministry. Kevin Molloy). The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops has released its next national synthesis for the Synod on Synodality, and the document notes the passionate tensions among U.S. Catholics,…
Catholic Communicators in Africa Covering Synod on Synodality Urged to “protect image of the Church”
(Jude Atemanke. ACI Africa). Catholic communicators in Africa have been urged to “work and protect the image of the Church” as they cover the ongoing Synod on Synodality. Speaking during a Friday, June…
Burke pasa de pantalla con los ‘dubia’ y arrecia su crítica al Papa: “El Sínodo esconde una agenda más política que eclesial y divina”
(Vida nueva. MIGUEL ÁNGEL MALAVIA). Filtrar los ‘dubia’ que le enviaron al Papa el 10 de julio (y que este les respondió privadamente al día siguiente), a 48 horas del Sínodo, no ha sido…
Una veintena de teólogos preparan a puerta cerrada el documento base del Sínodo
(Alfa y Omega. Victoria Isabel Cardiel). Una veintena de teólogos de varios países lleva reunida desde este martes en la sede de la Curia General de los jesuitas en Roma, a puerta…
Report: U.S. Catholics ‘desire to rebuild and strengthen our communion’
(CRUX. John Lavenburg). NEW YORK – To address noticeable tensions, American Catholics want church leaders to foster unity through promoting interculturality and greater co-responsibility, and for them to better articulate church teaching,…
El cardenal Tscherrig reconoce que es posible que el diaconado femenino se discuta en el Sínodo de octubre
(Infovaticana). El ex Nuncio en Italia y San Marino ha concedido una entrevista a Kath.ch en donde reconoce que el tema del diaconado femenino estará con casi toda seguridad encima de la mesa en…
Diaconat des femmes, ordination d’hommes mariés, décentralisation… Voici les points que l’Eglise de Belgique ira défendre au synode
(Clément Laloyaux. CathoBel) Confrontée à de nombreux défis et désireuse d’emboîter le pas de la synodalité, l’Eglise de Belgique a elle aussi mené sa propre introspection. Plusieurs centaines d’acteurs du paysage catholique…
Do synod reports show a real consensus on women deacons?
(The Pillar. Luke Coppen). The deadline passed this week for the world’s bishops’ conferences to submit feedback ahead of this October’s session of the synod on synodality. A handful of territories have…
Cardinal Hollerich and synodal inevitability
(The Pillar. Ed Condon) The relator-general of the global synod on synodality, Cardinal Jean Claude Hollerich, backed this week the incremental and “tactful” progress towards the ordination of women to the priesthood….
Mons. Luis Marín: “La parroquia es sin duda alguna un laboratorio de sinodalidad”
(Luis Miguel Modino. Religión Digital). El Sínodo sobre la Sinodalidad realiza su Asamblea Sinodal en dos sesiones, la llevada a cabo en octubre de 2023 y la prevista para el mismo mes…
KENYA: Fiducia Supplicans Drowned Synodality in Africa, ‘We are coming back on track,’ says Cardinal Ambongo
(Paschal Norbert. CISA). Cardinal Fridolin Ambongo has said that the Church in Africa is united ahead of the 2024 Second Session of the Synod on Synodality set to begin in October and…
The impossible synodal debate on ‘deaconesses’
(The Pillar. ED. Condon). A Vatican synod official raised again this week the possibility of female deacons being introduced into the Church in an interview with a German Catholic newspaper. In an…
Synodensekretärin: Frauendiakonat könnte Ortskirchen überlassen werden
(Katholisch). Werden künftig Frauen zu Diakoninnen geweiht? Synoden-Untersekretärin Nathalie Becquart möchte sich mit einer Einschätzung zurückhalten. Sie sieht aber die Möglichkeit, die Frage regional unterschiedlich zu lösen. Continue reading… Subjects: Germany, Synod…
Nur 4 deutsche Bistümer sagen NEIN zum ‘Synodaen Irrweg/Ausschuss’
(Köln. Kath). Das Erzbistum Köln hat am gestrigen Mittwoch mitgeteilt, dass die Bischöfe von Eichstätt, Köln, Passau und Regensburg auch weiterhin nicht am Synodalen Ausschuss teilnehmen werden, da dieser einen Synodalen Rat…
Synod adviser: Pope Francis more interested in big discussions than specific issues
(CHRISTOPHER WHITE. NCR on line). Akey synod adviser says Pope Francis is more interested in deepening the practice of synodality within the Catholic Church rather than wading into debates over the hot-button…
Vatican’s move on same-sex blessings won’t affect October synod, cardinal says
(National Catholic Reporter. Sarah Mcdonald). Cardinal Mario Grech, secretary-general of the synod, has said he was not informed about the publication date or the contents of “Fiducia Supplicans,” the Dicastery for the…
SOUTH AFRICA: Rectors of Major Seminaries in IMBISA Region Recommend Inclusion of Women in Formation of Future Priests
(CISA. Paschal Norbert). PRETORIA, APRIL 16, 2024 (CISA) – After an enlightening three-day workshop convened by the Inter-Regional Meeting of Bishops of Southern Africa (IMBISA) in collaboration with the African Synodality Initiative (ASI),…
SOUTH AFRICA: IMBISA, ASI Workshop on Synodality for Rectors and Formators to Focus on Spiritual Conversation and Clericalism
(Catholic Information Service for Africa – CISA. Paschal Norbert). PRETORIA, APRIL 9, 2024 (CISA)- The Inter-Regional Meeting of Bishops of Southern Africa (IMBISA) in collaboration with the African Synodality Initiative (ASI) have…
A Voice Unheard: The Absence of Deacons at the Synod
(Deacon Dominic Cerrato. NCR). In the heart of the Church’s synodal journey, an essential voice calls, awaiting recognition. The voice of the diaconate remains notably absent in the ongoing dialogue of the…