Feature Series Thu, 23 Jan 2025 04:46:08 -0500 Website design by Concerto Designs concertodesigns.ca en-gb Synod elects members to oversee synthesis report /features/item/35984-synod-elects-members-to-oversee-synthesis-report /features/item/35984-synod-elects-members-to-oversee-synthesis-report

With 364 members and dozens of special guests having the right to speak at the assembly of the Synod of Bishops, accurately synthesizing the discussion will be a major undertaking.

]]> cns@catholicnews.com (Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service) Special Features Thu, 12 Oct 2023 09:30:54 -0400 Canada has strong presence at Synod /features/item/35980-canada-has-strong-presence-at-synod /features/item/35980-canada-has-strong-presence-at-synod

Relative to its population, Canada is punching above its weight at the Synod on Synodality, currently in its second week in Rome.

]]> afarrow@catholicregister.org (Anna Farrow) Special Features Wed, 11 Oct 2023 13:58:45 -0400 Pope Francis makes clear: ‘the Church is here for you’ /features/item/35979-pope-francis-makes-clear-the-church-is-here-for-you /features/item/35979-pope-francis-makes-clear-the-church-is-here-for-you

With the completion of the opening days of the Synod on Synodality having taken place in Rome, a few observations can be offered.

]]> Special Features Wed, 11 Oct 2023 13:49:21 -0400 Survivor: Abuse should be seriously addressed by the synod, or not at all /features/item/35975-survivor-abuse-should-be-seriously-addressed-by-the-synod-or-not-at-all /features/item/35975-survivor-abuse-should-be-seriously-addressed-by-the-synod-or-not-at-all

While the doors of the Synod on Synodality, taking place in the Vatican Oct. 4-29, are closed to journalists and the public, a group of survivors of sexual abuse anxiously awaits news on how the assembly addresses the clerical sexual abuse that affected their lives so painfully.

]]> Special Features Tue, 10 Oct 2023 09:56:11 -0400 The light of faith in the darkest places /item/35971-the-light-of-faith-in-the-darkest-places /item/35971-the-light-of-faith-in-the-darkest-places

A two-part special feature section exploring how the church brings light and hope to the dark places of addiction and human trafficking.

]]> crstaff@catholicregister.org (Catholic Register Staff) Features Fri, 06 Oct 2023 12:26:26 -0400 Synod participants discuss formation, building a welcoming church /features/item/35970-synod-participants-discuss-formation-building-a-welcoming-church /features/item/35970-synod-participants-discuss-formation-building-a-welcoming-church

The formation of seminarians, the Catholic Church as a welcoming home for all, migration and ecumenism arose as common themes of discussion among participants of the assembly of the Synod of Bishops Oct. 6, the Vatican said.

]]> Special Features Fri, 06 Oct 2023 12:23:02 -0400 Synod begins work with focus on Holy Spirit and listening /features/item/35950-synod-begins-work-with-focus-on-holy-spirit-and-listening /features/item/35950-synod-begins-work-with-focus-on-holy-spirit-and-listening

Pope Francis opened the work of the assembly of the Synod of Bishops asking members to meditate on ancient theological texts about the Holy Spirit, have the courage to be honest about their disagreements and focus much more on listening than on sharing their opinions.

]]> cns@catholicnews.com (Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service) Special Features Thu, 05 Oct 2023 09:44:45 -0400 Pope Francis addresses fears around synod: 'Not a political gathering' /features/item/35939-pope-francis-addresses-fears-around-synod-not-a-political-gathering /features/item/35939-pope-francis-addresses-fears-around-synod-not-a-political-gathering

Members of the assembly of the Synod of Bishops are not gathered in Rome to implement a "plan of reformation" but to walk together as a church that discerns God's will for the present moment, Pope Francis said at the assembly's opening Mass.

]]> Special Features Wed, 04 Oct 2023 10:51:51 -0400 Synod delegates seek ‘new vision’ /features/item/35938-synod-delegates-seek-new-vision /features/item/35938-synod-delegates-seek-new-vision

Leading into the Synod of Bishops on SynodalityöÏÓãÊÓƵapp first week, hopes were high that the almost four weeks of discussions will set the Church on a secure path for the future, despite todayöÏÓãÊÓƵapp multiple competing perspectives and priorities.

]]> Special Features Wed, 04 Oct 2023 10:45:50 -0400 On retreat, synod members look at ways to accept, overcome differences /features/item/35933-on-retreat-synod-members-look-at-ways-to-accept-overcome-differences /features/item/35933-on-retreat-synod-members-look-at-ways-to-accept-overcome-differences

Knowing they would be wrangling with different opinions and that Catholics around the world had different hopes and fears for their work, the 364 full members of the assembly of the Synod of Bishops gathered for a retreat.

]]> cns@catholicnews.com (Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service) Special Features Mon, 02 Oct 2023 09:19:44 -0400