US clerics O’Malley, McElroy selected to attend Amazon synod at Vatican
RNS Cardinal Seán O’Malley, Archbishop of Boston, and Bishop Robert McElroy of the Catholic Diocese of San Diego have been invited to participate in the Vatican’s Amazon synod, two of three Americans selected to participate in the prominent gathering of Catholic clerics. The Vatican announced Saturday morning that the men will join some 185 voting clerics for […]
As Amazon burns, Vatican prepares for summit on region’s faith and sustainability
Vatican CityRNS The images of fires destroying wide swaths of Amazon forest this summer have added urgency to preparations for a major October summit of Catholic bishops on faith, sustainability and development in the vast river basin. It has put further pressure on the meeting’s organizers “to do it right,” according to one adviser on […]