CATHOLIC CHURCH: AT VATICAN SUMMIT, MILLENNIAL CATHOLICS HAVE NO VOTE BUT DO HAVE A VOICE
At the Catholic Church’s Synod of the Bishops on Young People at the Vatican, DAVID GIBSON, writing for Religion News, talks to some of the young people attending…
Facing scandal and division, US Catholic bishops to hold unprecedented retreat
Vatican CityRNS The Catholic bishops of the US announced Tuesday that at the behest of Pope Francis they will meet for a weeklong retreat in Chicago in January. The unprecedented move reflects the depth of the crisis they are facing with the sexual abuse scandal and the long-standing divisions within their ranks over the broader […]
Pope urges synod’s bishops to dream, reject conformism
Vatican CityRNS Pope Francis urged bishops to reject conformism and frames of mind that “paralyze, separate and alienate us from young people,” leaving them “orphans without a faith community to sustain them”. The Pope’s words came during his 11 minute homily at the opening Mass for the Synod of Bishops on Young People, which took […]