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Synod on Synodality
Pope calls pastors to be 'missionaries of synodality'
CNS spoke to four of the pastors from the United States who participated in the international meeting of parish priests to get their input for the drafting of the working...
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Synod on Synodality
Synod asks pastors to share stories, see how God is at work
More than 200 Catholic pastors -- including five from the United States -- are meeting outside Rome to share their experiences with the Synod of Bishops, responding to a...
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Synod on Synodality
Pope sets up groups to study most controversial issues raised at synod
The October assembly of the Synod of Bishops will focus on "How to be a synodal Church in mission?" while 10 study groups will explore the theological, pastoral and...
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Synod on Synodality
Vatican announces synod assembly dates; formation of study groups
Theologians, canon lawyers and other experts will be asked to study a variety of questions raised at the synod on synodality last October, and members of the synod will...
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Synod on Synodality
Wanting to 'control' God, confine him to an agenda is idolatry, pope says
Concluding the first assembly of the synod on synodality with a Mass, Pope Francis said the whole point is to strengthen the church's missionary outreach and, as the day...
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Synod on Synodality
Synod synthesis shows agreement, divergences, including on 'synodality'
The first session of the synod on synodality has concluded with a report synthesizing discussions and reflections over the past month. This report will go back to local...
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Synod on Synodality
Opinion vs. inspiration: Synod grapples with concept of 'sensus fidei'
Pope Francis' emphasis on listening to lay Catholics, recognizing their faith and accepting that the Holy Spirit, in some cases, may be speaking to the church through...
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Synod on Synodality
Listen to, trust the lay faithful, pope tells synod members
As the synod on synodality was winding down, with members preparing a document synthesizing their discussions and making plans for the synod's continuation next year...
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Synod on Synodality
USCCB president talks about his synod experience
Archbishop Timothy P. Broglio, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, has been participating in the assembly of the Synod of Bishops and shared with CNS...
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Synod on Synodality
As synod winds down, members urged to sow patience
The assembly of the Synod of Bishops ends with Mass Oct. 29, but it marks the beginning of preparations for the second assembly in October 2024. Synod members will have...
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Synod on Synodality
Church hierarchy has 'nothing to fear' from synodality, cardinal says
As members of the assembly of the Synod of Bishops talk about encouraging all Catholics to be involved in and feel responsible for the life and mission of the church...
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Synod on Synodality
Synod looks at ways to increase participation of all in mission
"Will anything change?" members of the synod on synodality often are asked. The question was raised in the synod hall, too, as members of the assembly of the Synod of...
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Synod on Synodality
Ripple effect: Delegates discuss synod impact beyond Catholicism
Representatives from other Christian communities told Catholic News Service how they can inform and learn from the Catholic Church's synodal process.
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Synod on Synodality
Synod members from around the globe unite in praying for peace
While members of the synod on synodality are intent on their work, they cannot ignore what is going on in the world, especially when synod members come from countries...
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Synod on Synodality
Synod call to communion can help a fractured world, theologian says
"How can we be more fully a sign and instrument of union with God and of the unity of all humanity?" was the question members of the assembly of the Synod of Bishops...
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Synod on Synodality
Cardinal addresses 'exaggerated expectations' over synod
The synod on synodality is not about specific issues facing the Catholic Church and its members but about how the church and its members come together to discuss, pray...
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Synod on Synodality
Synodal silence: Pope says church must pause, 'fast' from public words
After asking Catholics around the world to listen, pray and share their experiences, Pope Francis has asked members of the assembly of the Synod of Bishops at the Vatican...
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Synod on Synodality
Pope addresses fears around synod: 'Not a political gathering'
Pope Francis opened the assembly of the Synod of Bishops with a Mass in St. Peter's Square.
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Synod on Synodality
Cardinal Burke says his concerns about synod are sign of faith
Cardinal Burke, former head of the Apostolic Signature at the Vatican and a former archbishop of St. Louis, said his doubts about the assembly of the Synod of Bishops...
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Synod on Synodality
Inside, outside: Synod to focus on the church and its role in the world
The "Synod on synodality" -- a title that has left many people scratching their heads -- is about the church, it membership, leadership and especially its mission in the...
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Synod on Synodality
Vatican offers details on how synod will work, media access
After Pope Francis told journalists aboard his flight from Mongolia that the discussions at the assembly of the Synod of Bishops will not be open to the public or to...
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Synod on Synodality
All aboard: WYD pilgrims know about the synod, share its concerns
Young Catholics who went to World Youth Day in Lisbon, Portugal, knew about the upcoming assembly of the Synod of Bishops, shared many of the concerns expressed during...
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Synod on Synodality
U.S. and Canadian Bishops’ Conferences Welcome Holy See’s Announcement of North American Delegates to the October 2023 Synod of Bishops
The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), and the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (CCCB) welcomed the news from the Holy See’s General Secretariat of the...
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Synod on Synodality
Pope appoints hundreds to attend Synod of Bishops on Synodality
The Vatican has released its first list of participants Pope Francis has appointed to attend the Synod of Bishops on Synodality in October. More than a quarter of voting...
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Synod on Synodality
Synod document asks how to increase unity, participation, mission outreach
The working document for the Synod of Bishops in October was released by the Vatican June 20. While written primarily to guide the 370 members of the synod, Bishop Daniel...
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Synod on Synodality
USCCB Welcomes the Release of the Instrumentum Laboris for the First Session of the XVI Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops
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Synod on Synodality
Pope on Pentecost: Synod is journey in the Spirit, not 'a parliament'
Celebrating Pentecost Mass in St. Peter's Basilica, Pope Francis encouraged Catholics to pray each day for the presence of the Holy Spirit and especially that the Holy...
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Synod on Synodality
A church of the many: Pope addresses some synod questions, fears
Pope Francis told a group of Italian bishops and coordinators of the synod process in their dioceses that he knows some people have questions or even fears about the...
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Synod on Synodality
Pope decides women will be voting members of Synod of Bishops
More than 50 years after St. Paul VI established the Synod of Bishops for the universal Catholic Church, Pope Francis has expanded the membership of the synod's general...
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Synod on Synodality
Commission focuses on ensuring synod will be prayerful experience
Bishop Daniel E. Flores of Brownsville and six other people from various countries have been appointed to the preparatory commission for the general assembly of the Synod...