German bishops want to stick to reform course
Despite concerns from the Vatican, the German Catholic bishops want to stick to their reform course.
Despite concerns from the Vatican, the German Catholic bishops want to stick to their reform course.
Ian Dunn shrewdly looks at the potential outcomes of the Synod in England and Wales.
‘Scotland went unmentioned in the Continental synthesis and there is a sense here that the big boys in Rome will have their say and we’ll deal with it when the time comes,’ writes Ian Dunn.
Dozens of bishops attended the quadrennial assembly of the Federation of Catholic Bishops’ Conferences of Oceania, which concluded on Friday 9th February.
Catholic Churches in the Middle East stressed unity at their Continental Synod as they gathered under “difficult circumstances”.
Co-Chair of the National Steering Committee, Fr Declan Hurley, discusses the immersive impact synodality had on a small parish in Meath in December.
The Traunstein Regional Court has suspended proceedings in the complaint lodged against the late Pope Benedict XVI and other Church officials.
The Vice-President of the German Bishops’ Conference, Osnabrueck’s Bishop Franz-Josef Bode, is disappointed with Pope Francis’ will to reform.
Amid a volatile political climate and internal Church tensions, the US’ synodal synthesis surprisingly revealed a faith-community that was united on more fronts than not.
What is the nature of Ireland’s contemporary Catholic psyche? What exactly are the faithful saying? Here are the most prevalent themes of the nations’ synodal gatherings.