The Young Church Alive
November 1, 2023
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Category: National & Global News
At synod prayer service, pope calls for immigration reform with a heart
October 19, 2023
Taking to heart the lesson of the parable of the good Samaritan is the key to assisting the millions of migrants and refugees forced to travel far from their homelands and often exploited along the way, Pope Francis said.
Synod looks at ways to increase participation of all in mission
October 18, 2023
A “synodal church” where all the baptized participate and take responsibility for mission will need structures and processes to help church members listen to the Holy Spirit and to one another, members of the synod on synodality were told.
Synod discussions include addressing pain church has caused people
October 16, 2023
The synodal way is not an invention of Pope Francis, but it is based on Jesus’ way of inclusivity and listening, and on divine revelation itself, said Redemptorist Father Vimal Tirimanna, a leading moral theologian from Sri Lanka.
Synod focus on ‘inclusion’ key for people with disabilities, member says
October 14, 2023
In many places in the world, including in Rome, people with disabilities cannot enter Catholic churches because of the architectural barriers, but even when they do, “we are not asked anything and we are not asked to participate either,” said Enrique Alarcón García.
Synod looks at Catholics’ shared mission, but also exclusion of women
October 13, 2023
The life of women in the Catholic Church “is full of scars” and alternating experiences of being encouraged or rejected, the president of Latin America’s religious superiors told members of the assembly of the Synod of Bishops.
Synod is “new Pentecost” that will renew the church, cardinal says
October 13, 2023
The Catholic Church “needed this time of grace and discernment, a time to look back on the road we have traveled, with its glories and failures, and draw lessons for a new beginning,” Congolese Cardinal Fridolin Ambongo of Kinshasa said in his homily during a Mass with synod participants in St. Peter’s Basilica Oct. 13.
Synod members from around the globe unite in praying for peace
October 12, 2023
Synod participants who have known war and conflict firsthand led the assembly of the Synod of Bishops Oct. 12 by praying for peace between Israel and Palestine, throughout the Middle East and across the globe.
