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Synod proposes new approach to ‘people of faith with same-sex attractions’
The Vatican’s General Secretariat of the Synod published the testimonies of two men in civil marriages with other men who describe from personal experience the tensions and wounds that have marked their lives of faith within the Church. Source: EWTN News.
Sydney Synod sets new pastoral priorities for archdiocese
Archbishop Anthony Fisher OP has accepted key proposals from the Sydney Synod, setting new pastoral priorities for the Sydney Archdiocese focused on more prayerful liturgies, Christ-centred communities and renewed missionary outreach. Source: The Catholic Weekly.
Report highlights new ways to listen to the poor
Listening and responding to the cries of the poor and the earth is central to the mission of the Church. Source: ACBC Media Blog.
Report finds digital world ‘the new missionary frontier’
A final report from a Synod of Bishops study group has underscored the need for the Church to engage the digital environment as a vital space for evangelisation, dialogue, and pastoral accompaniment. Source: Vatican News.
Synod group report says Church must confront clericalism and machismo
A Vatican study group has called for broader access to positions of authority for Catholic women worldwide and for the Church to confront what it described as persistent patterns of clericalism and machismo. Source: NCR Online.
Archbishop Comensoli convokes Synod for Melbourne Archdiocese
Archbishop Peter A Comensoli has officially convoked a Synod for the Melbourne Archdiocese, signing the decree during Mass at St Patrick’s Cathedral on Sunday. Source: Melbourne Catholic.
Synod Office releases first two final reports of study groups
The General Secretariat of the Synod has released the first two final reports of the Synod on Synodality’s study groups established by Pope Francis, focusing on the digital mission and priestly formation. Source: Vatican News.
Countdown to Synod gathers pace after release of working document
The countdown to the 2026 Synod in the Adelaide Archdiocese has gathered pace with the release of a report outlining the concepts and ideas that will help drive the Synod, to be held in May and June. Source: The Southern Cross.
Broken Bay Synod ‘more than an event’
Broken Bay Bishop Anthony Randazzo has announced the framework for a Diocesan Synod to be held next year.