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The XVI General Ordinary Assembly of the Synod of the Bishops is happening at the Paul VI Audience Hall at the Vatican. Among the over 400 participants at the Synod are participants from China, Taiwan, and Hong Kong. ...read more
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No Synodality Without Ecumenism | One Body
Nicholas Jesson
October 5, 2023
It was a sunny Saturday afternoon and the square was filled with potted plants and trees as part of September’s Season of Creation observances. ...read more
The Gospel we have just heard is preceded by the account of a difficult moment in Jesus’ mission, which we might call one of “pastoral desolation.” ...read more
We join the Holy Father in praying for the Church, that she may adopt listening and dialogue as a lifestyle at every level, and allow herself to be guided by the Holy Spirit towards the peripheries of the world. ...read more
“Together.” Like the early Christian community on the Day of Pentecost. Like one flock, loved and gathered by one Shepherd, Jesus. ...read more
At the end of September, the Church celebrates the Feast of the Archangels – Michael, Gabriel, and Raphael. ...read more
I am happy to begin my visit by sharing this moment of prayer with you. I thank Cardinal Jean-Marc Aveline for his words of welcome, and I greet Archbishop Eric de Moulins-Beaufort, ...read more
To my mind, the most striking image from the Instrumentum Laboris happens to be the most traditional. ...read more
In our catecheses, we continue to meet passionate witnesses to the proclamation of the Gospel. ...read more
Saint John Paul II would often say that “the Church must breathe with her two lungs!” (Ut Unum Sint #54) ...read more