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Information Flow for the Synod on Synodality (Sept. 16)
We are now only a few weeks away from the start of the Synod on Synodality in Rome, and Synod officials have announced that the media will have limited access to the Synod’s sessions. This raises the question: Is a tightly-controlled information flow the best way to go? This week on Register Radio we talk with Russell Shaw, one of the great veterans of the Catholic Press, about the Synod, secrecy and the state of Catholic media.
Bishop Who Will Attend Synod: We Must Address Issue of Women Deacons and Priests
St. John Paul II wrote in his 1994 apostolic letter Ordinatio Sacerdotalis that the ministerial priesthood is reserved only for men and that the Church has no power to change this.
Synod on Synodality an Unofficial Papal Audition?
For some cardinals, the synod will be a kind of semi-public audition for the 266th successor of St. Peter
Synod 2023: What Has Pope Francis Said About Synodality?
Here are some things Pope Francis has said about synodality during his papacy.
Cardinal Grech Shares Blessing for Synod on Synodality to be Given After Sunday Mass
The Church’s synodal process has already undergone diocesan, national, and continental stages.
Synods Through the Ages in the Catholic Church
COMMENTARY: Synods have an ancient and rich history of articulating and helping to preserve the faith.
Ordination of Women Should Not be Focal Point of Synod, Scandinavian Cardinal Says
The gathering, which will be held from Oct. 4–29 and followed by a second assembly in October 2024, is focused on how the Church can better incorporate its members into its life and mission.
The Holy Spirit and the Synod on Synodality
COMMENTARY: To insist that the Holy Spirit is always present in synodal structures or in this synodal process is a case that has to be made, not simply asserted
Letting the Synod on Synodality Play Out
It is imperative that the upcoming synodal assembly in Rome show at least some positive results
