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October 2018

October 27, 2018

Footloose: bishops and young people dance at Synod

The short clip above shows part of the festivities last night. From Vatican Media: ...

October 18, 2018

Archbishop Chaput: ‘We’re a family of faith, not a religious General Motors’

The archbishop of Philadelphia gave an interview this week to Adam Sosnowski, which will be published...

October 05, 2018

Young woman with same-sex attraction writes a letter to the Synod — and it’s beautiful

From National Catholic Register: Avera Maria Santo is a 22-year-old U.S. Catholic who lives in...

October 04, 2018

Chaput at Synod: ‘LGBT’ should not be used in Church documents

Edward Pentin reports: There is no such thing as an LGBTQ, “transgender” or “heterosexual” Catholic...

October 03, 2018

‘What’s that stick the pope was carrying?’

That seems to be the prevailing sentiment on social media today, reacting to images of...

October 17, 2014

Cardinal Pell: Relatio was “skewed…it didn’t represent accurately the feelings of the synod fathers”

From CNS: Cardinal George Pell said working-group reports from the Synod of Bishops on the...

October 16, 2014

“I am shocked”: Cardinal Kasper denies statements about African bishops—UPDATED

This story caused a storm yesterday, and now German media report the cardinal's response (translation...

October 16, 2014

From the synod: revisions, corrections and additions

From the Catholic World Report: Two minutes into the press briefing at the Vatican press...

October 16, 2014

Cardinal Dolan: “The bishops of Africa are prophetic”

For those who missed it...New York's Cardinal Timothy Dolan spoke with CNS about the church...

October 15, 2014

Cardinal Kasper: “African Catholics shouldn’t tell us what we have to do” at the synod

Am I the only one who thinks it might be a good idea for Cardial...

October 14, 2014

The “gradual” homecoming of Sister Theresa, an atheist who became a nun

We've been hearing a lot the last couple days about the theological concept of "gradualism." Critics...

October 14, 2014

Holy See press office issues clarification on the synod relatio : “It is a working document”

This just in: The General Secretariat of the Synod, in response to reactions and discussions...

October 13, 2014

Pope Francis: “Be open to God’s surprises” and the signs of the times

In what may be an especially timely commentary, given events of the last few hours,...

October 13, 2014

“An earthquake at the synod”

That's how veteran Vatican reporter John Thavis described a document released this morning: In pastoral terms,...

October 12, 2014

The synod at half-time: “The climate of freedom…is producing positive results”

A little analysis in the pages of America, from Gerard O'Connell: Participants who have attended...

October 09, 2014

From the synod: married couple asks bishops to clear up “contradictory advice” on contraception

From CNS: A married couple from Brazil told Pope Francis and the Synod of Bishops...

October 07, 2014

Cardinal Marx: German bishops back Kasper proposal

From John Thavis: Cardinal Reinhard Marx of Munich said a strong majority of German bishops...

July 2014

July 07, 2014

Priest berates unwed mother at baby’s baptism: “The baby was born due to sin”—UPDATED

Here's something else to throw on the agenda for the upcoming Synod: children born outside...

July 05, 2014

Synod: what about unmarried couples living together?

The working document on the upcoming Synod paints a stark picture: From every part of...

July 03, 2014

In the email: “How would a parish take on our family if my husband were a priest?”

A reader sent me the following e-mail, which is an important follow-up on this post...

July 02, 2014

Synod: What about married priests?

As people take a closer look at the working paper for the upcoming Synod, one...

October 2012

October 11, 2012

“Shocker” at synod: archbishop speaks out about women and discrimination

Catholic News Service has details from the remarks made Tuesday: New evangelization will never be...

September 2012

September 24, 2012

There goes that sexist, woman-hating Catholic Church again…

Bazinga! Details, from CNS: Choosing men and women from every part of the...