Two recent bits of news have come out recently from the Synod General Secretariat. In Part One, I explored some implications of the announcement to extend the timeline of the synod process to 2024. In Part Two, I reflect on the newly-released Working Document for the Continental Stage. On October 27, 2022 the Synod Secretariat ...read more

Two main bits of news came out from the Synod on Synodality the last few weeks. First, the General Secretariat announced that Pope Francis has extended the formal synodal process by an extra year, adding a second session to the Ordinary Synod of Bishops in October, 2024. This will follow on from the first session, ...read more

On Saturday, November 5, the third day of his visit to the Kingdom of Bahrain, Pope Francis participated in Mass at Bahrain National Stadium. Pope Francis speaks of Jesus’ invitation to love always and to put love into practice. Read the full text of his homily below:   HOMILY OF HIS HOLINESS “Bahrain National Stadium” ...read more

  On Wednesday, September 14, the second day of his visit to Kazakhstan, Pope Francis participated in Mass at the Expo Grounds in Nur-Sultan, on the feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross. Pope Francis speaks to the joyful witness of life we have as Christians by meditating upon the cross of Christ.   ...read more

Read the full text of the homily Pope Francis gave at vespers in Notre-Dame de Québec Basilica Cathedral on July 28, 2022, during his stay in Quebec City. ...read more

Read the full text of the homily given by Pope Francis at Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré on July 28, 2022, part of his apostolic visit to Canada. ...read more

Read the full text of the homily given by Pope Francis during the Lac Ste. Anne Pilgrimage on July 26, 2022, part of his apostolic visit to Canada. ...read more

Read the full text of Pope Francis' homily at Mass in Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton, Alberta, on July 26, 2022. ...read more

Read the full text of Pope Francis' homily for the Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul, given in St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican on June 29, 2022. ...read more

Read Pope Francis' homily given in St. Peter's Square during Mass on June 25th as part of the 10th World Meeting of Families. ...read more