Pell on the synod: “The Church must free itself from this toxic nightmare”

by Carlos Esteban | January 12, 2023 Before he died, Australian Cardinal George Pell published in London’s The Spectator a bitter criticism of the synod of synodality taking place in Rome. For his interest, we reproduce it in its entirety: The Synod of Catholic Bishops is now busy building what they consider “the divine dream” … Read more

Former Anglicans warn of the pitfalls of the Synod Process

by redaccioninfovaticana | November 19, 2022 (The Catholic Herald/Gavin Ashenden)-In a recent interview with journalist Christopher Lamb, the prominent Catholic intellectual and biographer of Pope Francis, Austin Ivereigh has expressed concern about the influence of former Anglicans’ views on the synodal process. Austin Ivereigh himself is heavily involved in the Synodal Path. He has been … Read more

The colorful synod of synods, Pope Francis signs everything, the king of sex and the bodybuilding priest, the Orfeón Donostiarra in the Vatican.

by SPECOLA | 28 October, 2022 It’s Friday, we end the week with a lot of information and a wide variety of topics. It’s one of those days when making a short presentation seems like an impossible job. The Synod on synodality, now officially extended until 2024, has called for a “permanent update” in light … Read more

Cristina Inogés: “The great change of the Synod will come through small and personal daily changes”

Are there excluded within the Church? for the theologian Cristina Inogés, member of the Theological Commission of the Synod, “Of course it is”, since “not all the excluded are systematically on the margin, the periphery, or the border”. This was expressed today at the opening of the course on Christianity and Justice, in which he … Read more

October: Pope’s prayer for a Church in opening with the Synod

A year after its launch, Francis dedicates his prayer intention for the month of October to the synodal journey: “It is not a question of gathering opinions or creating a parliament, it is a question of listening and praying. Without prayer, there will be no synod”. Salvatore Cernuzio – Vatican City It is not a … Read more

Synod: The Church must continue to enrich its journey with the voice of the People of God

After the presentation of the Summary of the first stage of the Synod to the Holy See, the sub-secretary of the CEA shared with AICA some of the conclusions and steps to follow. Recently, the Argentine Episcopal Conference released the document that summarizes what was worked on in the first stage of the Synod in … Read more

“The synod on synodality reinforces the spirituality of the Legion of Mary”

Philomène Faye, outgoing President of the Comitium of the Legion of Mary in Dakar/Philomène Faye matter of faith The Legion of Mary of Senegal is 70 years old. In this interview with The Cross AfricaPhilomène Faye, outgoing President of the Comitium of this organization in Dakar takes stock of the seven decades of this Marian … Read more

The Synod and the attitude of listening required of believers

Dear Director, I propose to you my reflection on the Synod, starting with three passages of the Message to priests, deacons, consecrated men and women and all pastoral workers, sent by the CEI on 29 September last. The first concerns the nature of the Church and is taken from Pope Francis’ reflection on the Synod … Read more