Vatican City, 24 October 2015 (VIS) – This morning Bishop Mario Iceta Gavicagogeascoa pronounced the final meditation before the Synod Fathers participating in the 14th Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops on the Family, which will close tomorrow, Sunday 25 October, with a solemn Mass to be celebrated by the Holy Father in St. Peter’s Basilica. Continue reading Synod: an experience of grace, communion, collegiality and service, says the bishop of Bilbao
Category Archives: Religion
Declaration of the Synod of Bishops on the situation in the Middle East, Africa and Ukraine
Vatican City, 24 October 2015 (VIS) – During this morning’s General Congregation, during Vespers for the conclusion of the Synod, the Synod Fathers launched a new appeal for peace and the resolution of conflicts in the Middle East, Africa and Ukraine, asking the international Community to act via diplomatic channels and to engage in dialogue to end the suffering of thousands of people. Continue reading Declaration of the Synod of Bishops on the situation in the Middle East, Africa and Ukraine
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Irish Church must respond better to challenges of family life
23/10/2015 17:18 (Vatican Radio)
How far has the Irish Church come in responding to the challenges facing families today? What have its leaders learnt from the same-sex marriage referendum earlier this year? What response are they continuing to provide for families devastated by clerical abuse? Continue reading Irish Church must respond better to challenges of family life
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Synod of bishops fine-tuning final document on family life
23/10/2015 16:20 (Vatican Radio) With just two days to go until the end of the Synod of Bishops on the Family, participants on Friday gave their reactions to a draft of the final document which is now being fine-tuned and will be voted on by the bishops on Saturday. Continue reading Synod of bishops fine-tuning final document on family life
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Synod: Ugandan bishops focus on vocation and mission of family
23/10/2015 13:42 (Vatican Radio)
Amongst the bishops participating in the General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops on the Family is Bishop Joseph Antony Zziwa of Kiyinda-Mitayana and Vice President of the Ugandan Episcopal Conference. Continue reading Synod: Ugandan bishops focus on vocation and mission of family
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Bishop Jan Vokal reminds the Synod of St. John Paul II’s invitation to mercy
Vatican City, 23 October 2015 (VIS) – An appeal for mercy concluded the Czech bishop Jan Vokal’s brief reflection with which he opened the General Congregation of the Synod of Bishops on the family this morning. Continue reading Bishop Jan Vokal reminds the Synod of St. John Paul II’s invitation to mercy
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Holy See: Extremists seek to eradicate religions and cultures
2015-10-23 (Vatican Radio)
Archbishop Bernardito Auza, the Permanent Observer of the Holy See to the United Nations, on Thursday said it was the “grave duty” of the Vatican to remind the international community that “extremists are seeking to eradicate religions, ethnic groups and cultures” that have been in the Middle East “for millennia.” Continue reading Holy See: Extremists seek to eradicate religions and cultures
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Synod on the Family: Press Briefing Day 15
2015-10-22 (Vatican Radio)
The Church’s youngest Cardinal, Soane Mafi, was a guest at the daily press briefing for the Synod on the Family. He was joined by Cardinal Oswald Gracias from India (who is on the Synod’s drafting committee) and Archbishop José H.Gómez from the United States of America. Continue reading Synod on the Family: Press Briefing Day 15
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Text of German proposal for Communion for remarried at synod
by Christa Pongratz-Lippitt | Oct. 22, 2015
The group of German speaking prelates at the ongoing Synod of Bishops has presented a way that certain divorced and remarried Catholic persons might be allowed to take Communion in the church. Continue reading Text of German proposal for Communion for remarried at synod
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Pope Francis announces the establishment of a new Dicastery
2015-10-22 (Vatican Radio) Pope Francis has announced he has established a new Dicastery dedicated to Laity, Family and Life. Continue reading Pope Francis announces the establishment of a new Dicastery
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SYNOD – Congregazione generale Relazioni dei Circoli minori sulla prima; seconda;terza parte dell’Instrumentum laboris -PDF documents [ALL] languages
2015-10-22
The Synod Fathers have been working through a document[Instrumentum laboris] in small groups[Circoli Minori], based on language, in order to respond to the the challenges facing the family today. These sessions have now concluded and each of the three separate reports, with each of the different language contributions, are listed below. Continue reading SYNOD – Congregazione generale Relazioni dei Circoli minori sulla prima; seconda;terza parte dell’Instrumentum laboris -PDF documents [ALL] languages
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The Circuli Minori conclude their examination of the Instrumentum Laboris
The Circuli Minori conclude their examination of the Instrumentum Laboris
Vatican City, 21 October 2015 (VIS) – On Monday and Tuesday this week the Synod Fathers examined the third part of the Instrumentum Laboris, which deals with, among other themes, irregular family situations, admission of divorced and remarried faithful to communion, the pastoral care of homosexuals, and responsible parenthood. Continue reading The Circuli Minori conclude their examination of the Instrumentum Laboris
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Listen to women, say auditors to Synod Fathers
Vatican City, October 2015 (VIS) – The role of the woman in the family, in society and in the Church, cultural differences, concerns regarding ethics in medicine, the situation of persecuted Christian families and the testimonies of those engaged in family catechesis were main themes of the interventions by auditors in the Synod Hall during the general congregations of Thursday 15 and Friday 16 October, published today. Continue reading Listen to women, say auditors to Synod Fathers
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Synod on the Family: Press Briefing Day 14
2015-10-21 (Vatican Radio) “It is my hope that the Synod will be one that leaves us with open doors, not closed ones,” said Cardinal Reinhard Marx of Germany at the daily press briefing for the Synod on the Family. Marx was present with Cardinal Daniel Sturla Berhouet of Uruguay, and Archbishop Eamon Martin of Ireland. The prelates spoke about their experience of the Synod and then answered questions. Continue reading Synod on the Family: Press Briefing Day 14
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Synod’s small groups seek consensus amid diverging visions
21/10/2015 12:46 (Vatican Radio)
Participants at the Synod on the Family have concluded their small group work and presented the results of their discussions on the third and final part of the working document, dedicated to ‘The Mission of the Family today’. On Wednesday members of a special committee are drawing together the recommendations of all the small groups into a final document which will be presented and voted on by Synod Fathers on Saturday. Continue reading Synod’s small groups seek consensus amid diverging visions
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Pope Francis: keep our word, heal our families, save the world
21/10/2015 12:10 (Vatican Radio)
Pope Francis held his weekly General Audience this Wednesday in St. Peter’s Square. In his remarks to the faithful gathered in the Square, Pope Francis returned to the theme of the family, and specifically to the promises a man and a woman make to each other when they form a family in marriage. Continue reading Pope Francis: keep our word, heal our families, save the world
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Synod on the Family: Press Briefing Day 13
2015-10-20 (Vatican Radio) Cardinal Wilfrid Napier of South Africa cautioned against using “politically correct language” at the daily press briefing for the Synod on the Family on Tuesday. Napier was a guest together with Cardinals Luis Martinez Sistach of Spain and Alberto Suarez Inda of Mexico. Continue reading Synod on the Family: Press Briefing Day 13
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Synod: long term effects of sexual abuse on family life
20/10/2015 10:59 (Vatican Radio)
The Synod of Bishops on the family winds up its small language group work on Tuesday, with participants discussing further changes they’d like to see reflected in the concluding document. Continue reading Synod: long term effects of sexual abuse on family life
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The Synod: walking together
Vatican City, 19 October 2015 (VIS) – On the occasion of the fiftieth anniversary of the institution of the Synod of Bishops, the Holy Father addressed the Synod Fathers in the Vatican’s Paul VI Hall. An introduction was given by Cardinal Lorenzo Baldisseri, and the president of the Episcopal Conference of Austria and cardinal archbishop of Vienna Christoph Schonborn pronounced a commemorative discourse.
Below are extensive extracts from the Holy Father’s discourse, in which he reiterated that the very name “Synod” – “walking together” – indicates what the Lord asks of us.
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Synod on the Family: Press Briefing Day 12
Bishops arriving for the morning session of the Synod on the Family – AFP
19/10/2015 16:40 (Vatican Radio)
Archbishops Enrico Solmi of Italy, Mark Coleridge of Australia and the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, Beatitude Fouad Twal, answered questions from the media at the daily press briefing on the Synod of the Family. Fr. Federico Lombardi, SJ, explained that the delegates were meeting in small groups on Monday and Tuesday so there will be no report until Wednesday of the discussions that were underway. The three prelates answered a number of questions – mainly focussed on the admission of the divorced and civilly remarried to Communion. Continue reading Synod on the Family: Press Briefing Day 12
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Synod Bishops building bridges between truth and mercy
Bishop Peter Doyle of Northampton – RV
19/10/2015 12:46 (Vatican Radio)
The Synod of Bishops on the family moves into its third and final week on Monday with participants meeting in small language groups to discuss further changes they’d like to see in the concluding document. Continue reading Synod Bishops building bridges between truth and mercy
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Pope Francis marks 50th anniversary of Synod’s institution
Pope Francis marks the 50th anniversary of the institution of the Synod of Bishops as a permanent body, Oct 17th, 2015 – AFP
17/10/2015 12:49 (Vatican Radio)
Pope Francis on Saturday morning marked the 50th anniversary of the institution of the Synod of Bishops as a permanent body. Continue reading Pope Francis marks 50th anniversary of Synod’s institution
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The Changing roles of family life in Lesotho
16/10/2015 13:37
Archbishop Gerard Tlali Lerotholi of Maseru in Lesotho says the effects of the Apartheid-era migrant labour system continues to impact on families even now. Continue reading The Changing roles of family life in Lesotho
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Contributions to the Synod from the representatives of other Christian denominations
Vatican City, 16 October 2015 (VIS) – This morning, during the twelfth general congregation of the Assembly of the Synod of Bishops, the Synod Fathers heard interventions by the fraternal delegates representing other Christian denominations. Continue reading Contributions to the Synod from the representatives of other Christian denominations
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Women at Synod of Bishops call for their voices to be heard
16/10/2015 17:06
(Vatican Radio) For a meeting entitled ‘The vocation and mission of the family in the church and the modern world’, it may come as a surprise to hear that Friday, at the end of the second week, was the first opportunity for the protagonists themselves to address the full assembly from the coalface of family life.
Continue reading Women at Synod of Bishops call for their voices to be heard
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Synod on the Family: Press Briefing Day 11
16/10/2015 16:55 (Vatican Radio)
Two fraternal delegates were guests at the daily press briefing for the Synod on the Family on Friday. Bishop Tim Thornton of the Anglican Communion is representing the Archbishop of Canterbury, and Patriarch Stephanos of Estonia is representing the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople. Continue reading Synod on the Family: Press Briefing Day 11
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Symphysiotomy in Ireland & the Catholic Church
16 October 2015
Symphysiotomy is a childbirth operation that effectively unhinges the pelvis. Ireland was the only country in the world to do these childbirth operations in preference to Caesarean section. Religious ideology and medical ambition drove the surgery. Continue reading Symphysiotomy in Ireland & the Catholic Church
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Cardinal Kasper Gears Up: ‘You Are Born Gay’
by Thomas D. Williams, Ph.D. 2 Oct 2015
On the eve of the Vatican synod on marriage and the family, progressive German Cardinal Walter Kasper has come out publicly against doctrinal “fundamentalism” in the Church, while expressing his hope that the synod will open a “dialogue” on contraception for Catholics and reconsider the situation of homosexuals. Continue reading Cardinal Kasper Gears Up: ‘You Are Born Gay’
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Synod on the Family: Press Briefing Day 10
2015-10-15 Vatican Radio
“The Polish Episcopal Conference does not support the notion of admitting divorced and remarried Catholics to the Eucharist,” said Archbishop Stanislaw Gadecki at the daily Synod briefing. Continue reading Synod on the Family: Press Briefing Day 10
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Synod: Bishops must welcome families as teachers and pastors
2015-10-15 Vatican Radio
(Vatican Radio) ‘Mission impossible’ was how Fr Federico Lombardi on Thursday described the task of trying to sum up the dozens of daily interventions by participants in the Synod of Bishops on the Family, currently coming to the close of its second week in the Vatican’s Synod Hall.
Continue reading Synod: Bishops must welcome families as teachers and pastors
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