One year on from the synodal listening process, editor Garry O’Sullivan pleads with Irish Archbishop Eamon Martin as chair of the Irish Bishops’ Conference to try and unite the Irish bishops and their priests if the national Synod in Ireland is to stand a chance.
He calls for professional change managers to be employed and for resources to be deployed for any chance of a synodal success story. New wine for new skins he says.
We have full reports of the Latin American Continental Stage and North American Continental Stage.
Why the Pope’s firm “no” on women’s ordination needs a dash of realism.
A diverse range of contributors reflect on what now needs to urgently take place in our Church for synodality to succeed.
We’ll have our usual news round-up of what’s happening in the Church around the globe and so much more!
