The topics of the role of young people and women in the Church were among the major themes during the discussions of Synod participants on the final document of the Synod, which is to be approved at the end of the General Assembly on Saturday. Participating in Tuesday’s press conference were Cardinal Fridolin Ambongo Besungu,…
Synod interventions on Tuesday and Wednesday focus on the themes of ecclesial discernment and Christian initiation; and speakers at the daily press briefing highlight the vocation of the diaconate and the need to support poorer local Churches throughout the world. By Alessandro Di Bussolo and Giampaolo Mattei The most applauded testimony in Paul VI Hall,…
The press briefing on the fifth day of the Synod General Assembly reveals that participants marked the Day of Prayer and Fasting for Peace with a special moment dedicated to the first anniversary of Hamas’ brutal attack on Israel and the The escalation that followed emphasized the role of women in the Church and focused…
On the feast of St. Francis, Friday, 4 October, the second general congregation of the General Assembly of the Synod heard reports from the five Language Tables, and held an open discussion with more than thirty speakers addressing topics such as charisms and ministries, liturgy, dialogue with cultures and religions. By Salvatore Cernuzio The Second…
At the first General Congregation of the Synodal Assembly, on October 2, members of the ten groups created by the Pope in February to explore the theological and canonical aspects of various themes, as well as representatives of three other Commissions, explained the work accomplished so far. and future prospects. By Salvatore Cernuzio The role…
Vatican news Pope Francis leads Synod members and participants in a service of penance, expressing shame for our sins and seeking forgiveness from God and those we have harmed. By Christopher Wells During a penitential service marked by testimonies from those wounded by abuse, war and lack of charity, Pope Francis asked for forgiveness from…
Vatican news On flight back from Brussels, Pope Francis speaks to journalists about the attack that killed Hassan Nasrallah and many others, and reiterates his condemnation of abortion, praising the Christian witness of King Baudouin, who temporarily resigned rather than signing the abortion law. By Vatican News Pope Francis spoke to journalists covering his apostolic…
The Taliban have banned women from speaking and singing in public – the latest in a series of laws passed by the Kabul government that violate the human rights of Afghan women, exactly three years after the withdrawal of US troops from the country. By Alessandro Gisotti Imagine that you leave your house tomorrow morning…
Vatican news After the Angelus prayer, Francis addressed a thought to the many participants in the traditional gathering held at the Marian shrine of Piekary Śląskie. By Father Rafał Skitek “Be joyful witnesses of the Gospel in your family and in society,” Pope Francis said during the Sunday Angelus, greeting the tens of thousands of…
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….