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Synod about learning from Christ, not producing document, bishop says
"We have come to sit at the feet of the 'Divine Physician' and learn from him how to become physicians of broken hearts, among youth, young adults, and all God's people," Bishop Frank J. Caggiano said Oct. 18.
Women’s voice needed to fight clericalism, ‘macho’ culture, cardinal says
Cardinal Marc Ouellet, prefect of the Congregation for Bishops, said he agreed with the working document's assertion that there sometimes is "an ecclesial inability to recognize, welcome and foster the creativity of the 'feminine genius.'"
Synod of Bishops aims at peripheries with letter to world’s young people
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The Synod of Bishops wanted to speak to the world’s young people with a special letter that was to be drafted by a commission representing the global church. The eight-person commission is made up of four bishops, two young women — one from the United States — the leader of the […]
Russian Orthodox says ecumenical cooperation can help young people
Firm in their faith in Jesus and working together, Orthodox and Catholic young people can resist forces trying to remove all traces of faith from society and even could reverse that trend, Russian Orthodox Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk told the Synod of Bishops.
Pope, meeting South Korean leader, says he’s open to visiting North
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un had asked South Korean President Moon Jae-in to tell Pope Francis of the invitation. The pope would accept if he receives an official invitation, according to an aide to Moon.
Without a doubt: Pope shares his thinking on key synod themes
As the Synod of Bishops on "young people, the faith and vocational discernment" was continuing at the Vatican, the pope tackled some of the synod's key questions when he met Oct. 13 with seminarians from the Lombardy region of northern Italy.
Even church-going young people need to know Jesus, archbishop says
While young Catholics know God's name, many of them have not encountered Jesus as their Lord and savior, said Polish Archbishop Grzegorz Rys of Lodz.
Synod: Church must help young people be ethical citizens, politicians
Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Vatican secretary of state, told the synod it was "urgent" to help form young people so they become active citizens or active in politics, driven by the commandment to love, which includes building a more just society.
Chinese provincial official: Vatican will interfere in religious affairs
PowerPoint slides prepared by Xiong Huaqi, deputy director of the Hubei Provincial Ethnic and Religious Affairs Committee, included one that stated, "Vatican's attempt to interfere with our Catholic affairs has not changed."
Delegates from U.S. offer their perspectives at synod
Young people today are telling Catholic leaders that if they want to persuade the young to follow Christ and pursue a vocation, church leaders must be models of Gospel behavior, said the head of the De La Salle Christian Brothers.