Essay: Before tackling troublesome issues, Pope Francis insists on synodality
US Catholic commentator THOMAS REESE says – in an article first published on Religion News Service – that he feels like he is on the Titanic while the crew is meeting to talk about how they should listen to one another…
Celebration of lay Catholics of Sant’Egidio highlights group’s growing influence
Vatican City RNS A crowd that included both Vatican dignitaries and the disabled and vulnerable gathered in Rome’s Basilica of St Paul Outside the Walls on Thursday to celebrate the 56th anniversary of the lay Catholic movement of Sant’Egidio, considered Pope Francis’ favorite movement and a key player in the pontiff’s foreign diplomacy efforts. Beneath the massive […]
“The church belongs to all of us”: Women’s voices and votes loom large as Pope is set to open a Vatican meeting on church’s future
NICOLE WINFIELD and TRISHA THOMAS, of Associated Press, report…
Catholic Church: Lay members fill the enthusiasm gap on Francis’ ‘Synod on Synodality’
RENÉE RODEN, of Religion News Service, reports how a few dedicated lay organisers are trying to engage American Catholics with the ‘Synod on Synodality’…