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Only by healing sick relationships can we become a synodal Church: Pope
The Catholic Church cannot be credible in its mission of proclaiming Christ unless it acknowledges its mistakes and bends down “to heal the wounds we have caused by our sins”, Pope Francis said yesterday. Source: NCR Online.
Synod members urged to allow the Holy Spirit to speak
Synod on Synodality members may need to let go of their old ways or a desire to make everything new and instead allow the Holy Spirit to speak, Fr Timothy Radcliffe OP said yesterday. Source: America Magazine.
Synod members on retreat ahead of assembly
Fourteen Australian Catholics will today enter a retreat ahead of a month-long global event in Rome aimed at shaping the future of the Church. Source: ACBC Media Blog.
Second synod session to open with penitential liturgy
The second session of the Synod of Bishops on Synodality, set to bring 368 bishops, priests, religious and laypeople to the Vatican, will begin by asking forgiveness for various sins on behalf of all the baptised. Source: CNS.
Australians to play role in major global event in Rome
Australian Catholics will play a key role in a month-long global event aimed at shaping the future of the Church. Source: ACBC Media Blog.
Church in Amazon looks to implement changes
Five years after the Amazon Synod, members of the region’s Church gathered in Manaus, Brazil, to discuss ways to implement the changes suggested during the meeting in Rome in 2019. Source: Irish Catholic.
Filling people’s hearts with Jesus’ mission
Sam Hodge says the journey to Brisbane Archdiocese’s Synod has been a chance to reflect on what has been and a time to focus on “making things new”. Source: The Catholic Leader.
Geraldton holds its first Synod assembly
History is being made this week as people throughout the Geraldton Diocese in Western Australia gather for the diocese’s first Synod assembly.
Australians named in study groups for second Synod assembly
Three Australians have been named among the members of Vatican-appointed study groups looking at questions such as women deacons, the ministry of bishops, and synodal formation for priests from last year’s Synod on Synodality assembly. Source: CNA.