
A synodal spring in the Celtic peripheries
‘Scotland went unmentioned in the Continental synthesis and there is a sense here that the big boys in Rome will have their say and we’ll deal with it when the time comes,’ writes Ian Dunn.
‘Scotland went unmentioned in the Continental synthesis and there is a sense here that the big boys in Rome will have their say and we’ll deal with it when the time comes,’ writes Ian Dunn.
Co-Chair of the National Steering Committee, Fr Declan Hurley, discusses the immersive impact synodality had on a small parish in Meath in December.
The Traunstein Regional Court has suspended proceedings in the complaint lodged against the late Pope Benedict XVI and other Church officials.
The Vice-President of the German Bishops’ Conference, Osnabrueck’s Bishop Franz-Josef Bode, is disappointed with Pope Francis’ will to reform.
Amid a volatile political climate and internal Church tensions, the US’ synodal synthesis surprisingly revealed a faith-community that was united on more fronts than not.
What is the nature of Ireland’s contemporary Catholic psyche? What exactly are the faithful saying? Here are the most prevalent themes of the nations’ synodal gatherings.
“There was a desire expressed for churches to be places of closeness and welcoming” – one of the many submissions made by the faithful in England and Wales.
As the Church prepares itself the second stage of the synodal process, the Continental Stage, the voices of the faithful, as presented in the respective national syntheses, are now in the hands of the Church’s bishops for the remainder of the journey. Here’s what the faithful had to say about the future of the Church in Ireland.
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