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Pope sees threat of Church in Germany moving away from Rome
Pope Francis has expressed his concern about initiatives individual dioceses and the Church in Germany as a whole are taking, including the establishment of a synodal council, which he said threatens to steer it away from the universal Church. Source: OSV News.
Vatican journalist tells the stories of Synod of Synodality
“The Synod is no longer an event, it’s a new way of being Church,” Vatican correspondent Christopher White said in a public lecture in Sydney last week. Source: Catholic Outlook.
Practice can vary but doctrine has to be the ‘same for everyone’
One difficulty of synodality lies in distinguishing pastoral practice – which can be adapted to different cultural circumstances – from Church doctrine, a Polish archbishop told a Synod on Synodality press briefing yesterday. Source: CNA.
Local Synod ‘a model for engagement, discernment and decision-making’
Parramatta Diocese concluded its inaugural Synod on Sunday, an event that brought together 280 faithful from across Western Sydney, the Blue Mountains and beyond to discuss the future of the local Church.
Perth hosts formation day ahead of archdiocesan assembly
Perth Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB has asked Perth’s Catholics how they can strengthen and deepen their identity as a Christian community. Source: The eRecord.
Church leaders discuss synodal formation in Asia
Clergy, religious and lay leaders from across Asia have joined a consultation meeting in Thailand on synodal formation to achieve a synodal Church. Source: UCA News.
Malaysia’s new cardinal warns against division at Synod
Malaysia’s new cardinal, Cardinal-designate Sebastian Francis of Penang, has said the upcoming Synod of Bishops on Synodality ought to be an open process in which all issues are discussed without fear, and warned against using labels that cause division. Source: Crux.
Perth launches 2023-24 Diocesan Assembly
Perth Archdiocese has officially launched its 2023-24 Diocesan Assembly at St Mary’s Cathedral, with Catholic communities across the archdiocese invited to select delegates for the assembly in July 2024. Source: The Record.
Convocation of Parramatta’s Diocesan Synod aligns with Pentecost message
In a first for the Parramatta Diocese, Bishop Vincent Long OFM Conv on the feast of Pentecost has convoked a Diocesan Synod. Source: Catholic Outlook.