Vatican news In his second meditation for the Synod Retreat that opened on Monday morning, Dominican Friar and former Master of the Order of Preachers, Father Timothy Radcliffe, offered a reflection on “The Locked Room” to those who will participate in the Second Session of the XVI General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops, set…
At Morning Prayer on the first day of the Synod Retreat, Mother Maria Ignazia Angelini offers a reflection on “How to be a Synodal Church in Mission?: Thirst for God, hidden source of synodal dialogues”. Reflection at Morning Prayer “How to be a Synodal Church in Mission?” Thirst for God, hidden source of synodal dialogues…
Our editorial director, Andrea Tornielli, returns to the words of Pope Francis to the clergy and religious of Belgium regarding the second session of the Synod on synodality, which takes place in October. By Andrea Tornielli – Brussels What is the priority of the Synod which is about to begin? What is the main and…
In a video message to the Second Assembly of the Ecclesial Conference of the Amazon (CEAMA), which concludes today in Manaus, Brazil, the Prefect of the Vatican Dicastery reaffirms the need for human-centered communication, based on the “wisdom of the heart” and not on algorithms. Vatican News The key to rediscovering “the path to fully…
Vatican news Bishop Pablo Virgilio David, president of the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines (CBCP), is urging parish priests to share pastoral responsibilities with the laity during the ongoing “National Meeting of Parish Priests for the Synod” in Manila. By LiCAS News The event, which runs from July 29 to August 1, brought together…
Vatican news The Synod's general rapporteur delves into some of the themes of the Synod's new working document in an interview with Vatican News. The Holy See Press Office publishes the “Instrumentum Laboris”, the text that will guide the work of the second session of the XVI Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod in October….
A three-day seminar on synodality, held at the Bangladesh Catholic Bishops' Conference Centre, highlighted the transformative potential of inclusion and dialogue within the Asian Catholic Church. By LiCAS News The event, which drew participants from all eight dioceses of Bangladesh, focused on deepening understanding of synodality as a collaborative and consultative approach to Church governance…
Members of the 15th Ordinary Council of the General Secretariat of the Synod meet with Pope Francis as they continue their work on the “Instrumentum laboris” for the upcoming second session of the General Assembly of the Synod. By Christopher Wells After a meeting of theologians earlier this month, the Ordinary Council of the Synod…
Vatican news As the Church heads towards the second session of the Synod on Synodality, Fr Cletus Mwilla explores the hope for a paradigm shift towards a more inclusive and participatory Church. By Sr. Roselyne Wambani Wafula, FSP In anticipation of the second session of the Synod's Ordinary General Assembly scheduled for October 2024, several…
Around twenty theologians from around the world arrived in Rome to begin work on the Instrumentum laboris for the second session of the XVI Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops. By Vatican News With the document Around October 2024 sent last December to all the bishops of the world, the General Secretariat of…