Bishop Robert E. Barron said he is in “frank disagreement” with a section of a report from the Synod on Synodality indicating that scientific advances could prompt “rethinking” of the church’s teaching on sexual morality.
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Mexican Cardinal Says U.S. Church Now More Accepting of Latino Catholics
With Latinos making up an estimated 40% of all Catholics in the United States, the U.S. Catholic Church is increasingly recognizing the needs and vitality of its Latino faithful, said Cardinal Carlos Aguiar Retes of Mexico City.
Pope Says Religion and Culture Can be Misused to Frighten and Oppress
When religion or culture is used to sow division or to impose a certain world view on others, it becomes an ideology, Pope Francis said.
Synod Assembly Won’t Be Secret, But Won’t Be Open to Press, Pope Says
The Synod of Bishops is not a television show or a parliamentary debate, and its discussions will not be open to the public or to reporters, Pope Francis said.
Pope On Pentecost: Synod Is Journey In The Spirit, Not ‘A Parliament’
The Catholic Church’s current Synod of Bishops should not be a “parliament for demanding rights,” but a “journey in accordance with the Spirit,” Pope Francis said.
Pope Decides Women Will Be Voting Members of Synod of Bishops
At least three dozen women will be voting members of the assembly of the Synod of Bishops in October, Pope Francis has decided.
Enlarge the Tent: Synod Document Sees Desire for Greater Inclusion
Around the world, listening sessions for the Synod of Bishops gave many participants a sense of finally being listened to, but they also raised questions about how to promote greater inclusion in the Catholic Church while staying true to church teaching.
Pope Announces a Second Session for Synod of Bishops Assembly
Saying he did not want to rush the process of discerning how the Holy Spirit is calling the church to grow in “synodality,” Pope Francis announced that the next assembly of the Synod of Bishops would take place in two sessions.
Pope Meets Group that Prepared Text for Next Phase of Synod
ope Francis personally expressed his thanks to the four dozen people who read through hundreds of reports about the listening phase of the Synod of Bishops and, after 12 days of prayer, reflection and discussion, drafted a working document for the continental stage of the synod process.
World’s Ukrainian Bishops Gather in Poland Near Polish Border
Prevented by war from meeting in Kyiv, 40 Ukrainian Catholic bishops from around the world met in Poland, less than 10 miles from the border with their homeland, in early July.