By listening to Holy Spirit, synod can be process of healing, pope says
A synod calls on everyone to become experts in "the art of encounter" in a way that is uplifting and transformative, Pope Francis said, formally opening the process leading up to the assembly of the Synod of Bishops in 2023.
Indiana Catholic, a former U.S. senator, is Vatican ambassador nominee
President Joe Biden will nominate Catholic lawyer Joseph Donnelly of Indiana, a former member of the U.S. House and Senate, to be the next U.S. ambassador to the Vatican.
Pope meets Pelosi; both speak at legislators’ pre-COP26 meeting
Pope Francis met privately at the Vatican Oct. 9 with U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, who was in Rome to speak at a meeting of legislators from around the world in preparation for the U.N. climate summit.
Pope warns that synod could be ‘elitist’ exercise unless all have a voice
While a Synod of Bishops is not a parliament and its preparatory process is not "an opinion poll," Pope Francis insisted that involving as many people as possible in the process and prayerfully listening to all of them is the only way to recognize the call of the Holy Spirit.
Speaker: Black Lives Matter is about ‘conversation, interchange, action’
The Black Lives Matter movement not only qualifies as an example of public theology -- it also exemplifies Christian teaching, a speaker at the University of Notre Dame said Oct. 7.
Eucharistic revival is key to church’s future, says USCCB president
The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops' planned multiyear eucharistic revival project will help the church address several of the challenges facing it, Los Angeles Archbishop José H. Gomez said in an Oct. 5 address to the Diocesan Fiscal Management Conference's annual meeting.
It’s ‘wrong’ to let Title X cover abortion, says USCCB’s pro-life chairman
The Biden administration 'is wrong' to allow Title X family planning funds to be used for abortion, said the chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops' Committee on Pro-Life Activities.
Some see growing trend in women choosing vocation as consecrated virgins
Amanda Ross and Hanan Ismail lay prostrate before Christ in the Eucharist at the Cathedral of the Most Blessed Sacrament in Detroit and vowed themselves to the Lord as consecrated virgins.
Pope’s popularity among Catholics virtually unchanged from early 2021
The percentage of Catholic Americans who viewed Pope Francis favorably in September differs little, if at all, from the results of a similar poll conducted in March.
Altar bread-baking sister hopes Communion discussion prompts understanding
Holy Communion has simple beginnings with the religious sisters around the country who make these altar breads both as a ministry and a means to support themselves.
