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Synods without end in San DiegoParishioners will sit around a circle and share experiences anonymously.

Synods without end in San Diego
Parishioners will sit around a circle and share experiences anonymously.

The 5-year-olds outlining the shape of their hand with bright blue, yellow and red paint are the fruit of the synod. So is their young instructor, Mirachris Rieta, who moves from child to child, coaxing them to paint the drawings

Pope Francis confirms synod will be secretWants to avoid gossip, ideology

Pope Francis confirms synod will be secret
Wants to avoid gossip, ideology

Pope Francis held an hour-long press conference on the flight from Mongolia to Rome on Sept. 4, answering questions related to his visit in Mongolia, China-Vatican relations and the yet unfulfilled mission of Cardinal Matteo Zuppi to Beijing….

Social scientist’s cold eye on Vatican synod'Very expensive, time-consuming set of interpreters’ personal opinions'

Social scientist’s cold eye on Vatican synod
'Very expensive, time-consuming set of interpreters’ personal opinions'

“Synodality” is a confusing word that attentive Catholics are discussing these days, but its meaning is fairly mundane. “Synodality” refers to the active participation of all the faithful in the life and mission of the Church, while “synod” refers to

San Francisco synod results in603 attended listening session, 12,530 filled out survey

San Francisco synod results in
603 attended listening session, 12,530 filled out survey

In the sessions, people primarily spoke most of Jesus, the riches of the Catholic Faith, and their love for being part of the universal Church. They found joy in the living presence of Christ in the Church,

How much Cardinal Hollerich will guide the SynodEvery recent meeting of the Synod of Bishops has been blatantly manipulated

How much Cardinal Hollerich will guide the Synod
Every recent meeting of the Synod of Bishops has been blatantly manipulated

Preparations for the Synod on Synodality are being “welcomed with great enthusiasm,” we are told. And who brings us this good news? Why, the people responsible for those preparations, of course.

Someone other than synod fathers inserted language into final draft

Someone other than synod fathers inserted language into final draft

A member of the drafting committee for the final document of the 2018 Synod of Bishops says that language on “synodality” and “discernment” in a draft distributed to bishops earlier this week came from neither synod

Rewriting the history of two synods?

Rewriting the history of two synods?

The following comes from a December 17 The Catholic Thing article by Fr. Gerald E. Murray: The now famous dubia sent to Pope Francis by Cardinal Burke and three of his fellow

Cardinal Sarah’s synod

Cardinal Sarah’s synod

The following comes from a November 20 A Shepherd’s Voice blog post: The recent Synod on the Family included an event of supreme importance that has been noted by many—the emergence of the

Bishop Robert Barron to academics: debate Ross Douthat, don’t dodge him

Bishop Robert Barron to academics: debate Ross Douthat, don’t dodge him

The following comes from an October 31 Catholic News Agency article by Bishop Robert Barron: Bishop Robert Barron has weighed in amid a media controversy after the Synod on the Family,

God’s dream for his beloved creation: to see it fulfilled in the loving union between a man and a woman

God’s dream for his beloved creation: to see it fulfilled in the loving union between a man and a woman

[The following comes from an October 4 Catholic World Report story] Below is the full text of the homily Pope Francis delivered today in St. Peter’s Basilica at the opening Mass for the Ordinary General Assembly

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