(Agnes Aineah. ACI Africa).
Theologians in Africa have published a 20-chapter commentary on the Synthesis Report (SR), the 42-page summary report following the 4-29 October 2023 session of the ongoing Synod on Synodality, to create more localized conversations on the report.
The beginning of the end, or....As the second (and last?) session of the Synod on synodality begins today, many people are still wondering: What is synodality?
(Robert Royal. The Catholic Thing)
There seems to be no good answer to that question. Indeed, the synod organizers think the very question is wrong. The best that anyone with some authority to say has been able to come up with is that synodality is not a “what” but a “process.” It “is” what it “does.”
(Jayd Henricks. The Catholic World Report)
A recent document from the Vatican outlines a penitential celebration that will be part of the opening of the latest stage in the now exhausting exercise of the Synod on Synodality
Los curas casados y el Sínodo: “El Señor sabe hacer que vuestro grito esté presente en la sala”
(José Lorenzo. Religión Digital).
“El Señor sabe hacer que vuestro grito esté presente en la sala del Sínodo”.
7 Ways That the Synod on Synodality Can (Still) Change the Church
(Jonathan Liedl. National Catholic Register)
The most controversial issues may be off the agenda of next month’s Synod on Synodality assembly in Rome
Rome “synodals” while the world burns
(Larry Chapp. The Catholic World Report).
The inattention to the obvious elephant in the living room has led to the almost comical spectacle of a self-referential Church spending time and treasure on the completely irrelevant topic of ecclesial structures.
(Agnes Aineah. ACI Africa).
Being a Catholic Bishop in Africa involves a lot of work that sometimes leaves Bishops exhausted, participants at a the10th session of the ongoing synodal palavers have been told, and urged to be more patient with their shepherds who sometimes appear not to be available for everyone.
Piero Coda: “The model of being a clerical Church has come to an end”.
(Federico Piana. Omnes).
Omnes interviews Piero Coda, secretary general of the International Theological Commission and in charge of coordinating a synodal working group in view of the second session of the Synod.
(Jude Atemanke. ACI Africa)
Les participants à la sixième session des conversations synodales en cours sur le Synode sur la synodalité ont proposé des moyens pour les jeunes catholiques d’Afrique d’utiliser efficacement les médias sociaux dans leur participation à la mission d’évangélisation de l’Église.
Synodal Process in Africa “should also foster intergenerational dialogue”: Catholic Youths
(Jude Atemanke. ACI Africa).
There is need for the Church in Africa to foster interactions between the young and the not-so young people in the spirit of the multi-year ongoing Synod on Synodality, which Pope Francis extended to 2024, with the first phase, 4-29 October 2023, having concluded with a 42-page summary report.
These are the members of the Synod on Synodality study groups
(Hannah Brockhaus. CNA).
The Vatican published Tuesday the names of the members of 15 study groups doing deeper analyses on questions such as women deacons, the ministry of bishops, and synodal formation for future priests from last year’s session of the Synod on Synodality.
New Synod Document Offers Hope for LGBTQ+ Issues: Some Excerpts
(Robert Shine. New Ways Ministry).
The Vatican released the latest working document for the Synod on Synodality, a text that will guide the second, and final, session of the synod’s General Assembly, to be held in Rome in October.
New Ways Ministry: Synod Document Opens Door for Greater LGBTQ+ Inclusion
(New Ways Ministry. Francis DeBernardo).
Today, the Vatican released the latest working document for the Synod on Synodality. This document, known as the Instrumentum Laboris, will guide deliberations at the Synod’s final General Assembly in Rome this October. This week, Bondings 2.0 will provide ongoing coverage about the document and its reception, beginning with the following statement.
Even without specific mention of LGBTQ+ issues, the latest working document for the Synod on Synodality opens the door for greater inclusion in the Catholic Church, if Catholics commit to living its vision.
(RUBÉN CRUZ. Vida Nueva).
La Secretaría General pública el ‘Instrumentum laboris’ en el que no se incluyen estos temas, pues se han dejado en manos de las diez comisiones creadas por el papa Francisco
Ni diaconado femenino, ni celibato opcional, ni pastoral LGTBI. La Secretaría General del Sínodo ha publicado hoy el ‘Instrumentum laboris’ para la II Sesión de la XVI Asamblea General Ordinaria, que se celebrará en octubre y en la que se seguirá ahondando en cómo ser una Iglesia sinodal misionera pero sin poner en primer plano las cuestiones más controvertidas.
(RUBÉN CRUZ. Vida Nueva).
“El Sínodo ya está teniendo un impacto significativo y multidimensional en las iglesias locales, estimulando cambios espirituales, estructurales y pastorales”. Así lo ha afirmado el cardenal Jean-Claude Hollerich, SJ, relator general de la XVI Asamblea General Ordinaria del Sínodo, al presentar hoy en rueda de prensa el ‘Instrumentum laboris’ de la II Sesión, que se celebrará en octubre.
(Jude Atemanke. ACI Africa).
L’Eglise d’Afrique peut s’inspirer de l’expérience des Eglises orientales du continent pour vivre le Synode sur la synodalité, ont déclaré les participants à une conversation virtuelle.
(Jude Atemanke. ACI Africa).
The spirit of the Synod on Synodality has been introduced in Africa and is spreading across the world’s second-largest and second-most populous continent, an African member of the Vatican Theological Commission of the Synod has said.
(Niccolò Magnani. il sussidiario).
La lettera a Papa Francesco delle associazioni femminili cattoliche per spingere verso l’apertura alle donne prete: forti pressioni sul Sinodo. Ecco come ha già risposto il Pontefice
(Synod.va).
Los días 23 y 24 de junio de 2024, los miembros del XV Consejo Ordinario *, acompañados por algunos Consultores de la Secretaría General del Sínodo, se reunieron personalmente y por videoconferencia para discutir una primera versión del Instrumentum Laboris (IL), el documento de trabajo para la Segunda Sesión de la XVI Asamblea General Ordinaria del Sínodo de los Obispos.
Tras la reunión de teólogos a principios de este mes (4-14 de junio de 2024) que trabajaron sobre los informes recibidos** de la Secretaría General, se redactó una versión inicial del futuro documento. Además de los miembros del Consejo, este primer texto fue enviado también a unas setenta personas, en representación de todo el Pueblo de Dios (sacerdotes, consagrados, laicos, representantes de las realidades eclesiales, teólogos, agentes de pastoral y un número significativo de pastores) de todo el mundo, de diversas sensibilidades eclesiales y de diferentes “escuelas” teológicas.
(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 primera versión del Instrumentum Laboris, el documento de trabajo para la Segunda Sesión de la XVI Asamblea General Ordinaria del Sínodo de los Obispos.
(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 much-discussed topic that has repeatedly been raised during the ongoing synodal process. “Francis’ speech caused some perplexity, but an interview is not the magisterium of the church,” Franciscan Catechist Sr. Laura Vicuña Pereira Manso told NCR via email. Her remarks come just weeks after an interview with CBS News where Francis said he was opposed to women deacons, if it’s connected to the sacrament of holy orders. “We’re living through the second stage of a synod on synodality, and I know that it won’t resolve all the necessary issues of change in the church,” Pereira Manso added. “But it will open up ways for us to continue the conversation and for all of us.”