Diminished Bishops, the New Ultramontanism and the Synodal Process
Is Vatican II’s achievement in reaffirming the authority of bishops being undercut by the current preparatory process for the Synod on Synodality?
Results from Tag: 'synodal process'
Vatican Enlists Influencers to Get Young, Disenchanted Catholics to Answer Synod Survey
On Twitter Monday, Register blogger and radio host Jimmy Akin invited his 21,800-plus followers to participate in the Synod by filling out a survey.
The Synod on Synodality: What Every Catholic Should Know
With listening sessions occuring throughout the country, U.S. dioceses and eparchies that have embraced the synodal process hope to see a revival of engagement with their flock after pandemic-era restrictions.
Pope Francis: Global Synodal Path ‘a Great Opportunity to Listen to One Another’
World Communications Day, established by Pope Paul VI in 1967, will be celebrated this year on Sunday, May 29.
Synod of Bishops’ Resources Website Links to Women’s Ordination Group
The Women’s Ordination Conference, founded in 1975, describes itself as “the oldest and largest organization working to ordain women as deacons, priests, and bishops.”
Pope Francis: Synodality is Not a ‘Search for Majority Consensus’
“Let us remember, in this regard, that synodality is not a simple discussion. It is not an ‘adjective.’ Never ‘adjectivize’ the substantiality of life.”
New Ways Ministry and the Synodal Process
As the Church embarks on a two-year synodal process, the confusing optics of the recent New Ways Ministry controversy have only deepened a sense of unease regarding the Synod on Synodality and its impact.
Catholic Leader Says His Archdiocese Won’t Take Part in Global Synodal Process, Citing ‘Ideological’ Risk
“Those who wish to express in writing their wishes, concerns, and suggestions for the shaping of ecclesial life in our diocese can still do so by contacting the archbishop or the vicar general’s office directly," said Archbishop Wolfgang Haas.
Synod on Synodality: Following a Different Path
A NOTE FROM OUR PUBLISHER: As the Church sets out on the global Synod on Synodality called by Pope Francis, it would do well to avoid taking the same route as Germany’s horrendous ‘Synodal Path.’
As Catholic Dioceses Across the World Embark on the Synodal Path, Experts Offer Advice
As the diocesan phase of the ambitious two-year project begins, many Catholics are either wholly unaware of the “synodal path” or unsure of its significance.
