by Sean Barry, SJ | Mar 29, 2022 | Current Events ~ Approx. 4 mins
So, wait. What exactly is a synod? Maybe you’ve heard this term. Perhaps not. It technically means a gathering of bishops for the purpose of giving counsel to the Pope. Pope Francis, however, wants to expand our understanding of synodality. That’s why he announced in...
by Kevin Kuehl, SJ | Oct 21, 2019 | Amazon Synod, Creation, Faith & Politics, Global Catholicism, In the News, Interview, Justice, Pope Francis ~ Approx. 5 mins
Fr. Thomas J. Reese, S.J. , is a senior analyst at Religion News Service. Previously he was a columnist at the National Catholic Reporter and editor in chief at America magazine. He is the author of Archbishop, A Flock of Shepherds, and Inside the Vatican. The...
by Kevin Kuehl, SJ | Oct 7, 2019 | Amazon Synod, Global Catholicism ~ Approx. 4 mins
Every morning as the sun begins to rise over the Kanuku Mountains just east of St. Ignatius Mission, twenty or so indigenous Guyanese faithful, from infants to elders, sit in their usual pews praying quietly. They all stand as Auntie Eva strikes the rusty metal...
by Billy Critchley-Menor, SJ | Apr 3, 2019 | Faith & Politics, Global Catholicism, Pope Francis, Youth Synod ~ Approx. 5 mins
Christ is alive, and wants to draw young people to the center of a young Church. This is Pope Francis’ message in the apostolic exhortation he released yesterday, Christus vivit. The exhortation is long, probably too long for a document addressed to young people. It...
