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Synod members highlight the value of listening
Synod members say listening has emerged as a central element in overcoming the structural and cultural barriers to unity and participation in the Church. Source: OSV News.
Synod an opportunity ‘to overcome walls’ between Christians
Halfway through the Synod on Synodality, Pope Francis and Synod participants prayed that God would “remove the divisions between Christians” so that they could proclaim the Gospel together. Source: CNS.
How to ‘adopt’ a Synod on Synodality member
Prayer groups are sponsoring an online platform through which you can “adopt” a Synod on Synodality member to pray for during this month. Source: CNA.
All Catholics must play bigger role in spreading the Gospel, Synod told
The Pope, bishops and priests cannot fully awaken the missionary spirit of the Catholic Church alone, so all Catholics must play a more central role in spreading the Gospel, according to participants in the Synod on Synodality. Source: OSV News.
Synod to expand consultations on women’s ministry
The Vatican group studying the question of women’s ministry will expand its consultative phase to include women who do not serve as consultors to the dicastery in charge of the study group, Synod officials announced. Source: CNS.
Bishop Mackinlay elected to Synod commission
Sandhurst Bishop Shane Mackinlay has been elected to a commission charged with overseeing the drafting of the final document of the Synod on Synodality. Source: ACBC Media Blog.
Obsession over women’s ordination harmful, Bishop Randazzo says
Controversy over women’s ordination, even at the Synod, detracts attention from the plight of women in the Church and society, Broken Bay Bishop Anthony Randazzo said on Friday. Source: Catholic Review.
Synod rules out women deacons
A Synod on Synodality study group responsible for evaluating the female diaconate has said that, while still exploring other forms of women’s’ involvement in the Church, they will not become deacons. Source: Crux.
Pope says Church needs new ways for bishops to be ‘synodal’
At the first meeting of the Synod on Synodality assembly yesterday, Pope Francis said a bishop’s ministry should include cooperation with the laity and that the Synod will need to identify “differing forms” of this ministry. Source: CNA.