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Pope: Church cannot remain indifferent to cry of the poor
"The cry of the poor, together with that of the earth, came to us from the Amazon," the pope said during his Sunday Angelus address. "After these three weeks, we cannot pretend that we have not heard it."
Caring for common home requires deep ecological conversion, synod says
"God has given us the earth as a gift and as a task, to care for it and to answer for it; we do not own it," the synod members said in their final document, released Oct. 26.
U.S. bishop supports synod call to study diaconate for women
Bishop Robert W. McElroy of San Diego said the proposal to continue to study the possibility of opening the permanent diaconate to women -- a proposal Pope Francis said he accepted Oct. 26 -- would have implications for the church globally.
Christians must shun self-worship, pope says at synod’s final Mass
Poor people from the Amazon have shown that God's creation must be treated "not as a resource to be exploited but as a home to be preserved, with trust in God," Pope Francis said.
Synod calls for more church roles for women, but stops short of diaconate
In the Amazon, like in the rest of the world, the essential roles women play within the family, the community and the church should be valued and recognized officially, members of the synod said in their final document.
Bringing Gospel to Amazon region remains top priority
The Synod of Bishops's final document looked at possibly ordaining married men, but at its heart was the need to bring the good news to the Amazon and safeguard the indigenous people and land that are under threat of annihilation.
Review on abuse looks at 70 years’ worth of Colorado dioceses’ files
A final report on the findings of an independent review of clergy abuse cases in Colorado's three Catholic dioceses from 1950 to 2019 shows that 166 children were abused by 43 priests statewide.
Symposium examines religion’s role in lives of resettled refugees in U.S.
According to Todd Scribner of the Migration and Refugee Services arm of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, there is a significant gap in the academic study of the role of religion in the resettlement of forced migrants.
The dark side of memes: spreading untruths about religion
Memes are hard to avoid by anyone who uses social media, and while most may chuckle at some of the images, some warn that they can be used to spread erroneous or even detrimental views about various faiths and their members.
Bishops visit parish programs in Texas helped by Catholic Home Missions
UPDATED - Home mission dioceses are those areas that must overcome the challenges of distance, money and personnel to minister to their congregation.