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From St. Peter's Basilica, Holy Mass and episcopal ordination of H.E. monsignor Guido Marini and H.E. monsignor Andrés Gabriel Ferrada Moreira, presided over...
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From the New Synod Hall, Moment of reflection with Pope Francis present, for the beginning of the synodal journey.
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Sep 13, 2024 · From the Paul VI Hall, the Holy Father’s General Audience
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Nov 14, 2021 · Holy Mass presided over by Pope Francis on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the Faculty of Medicine and Surgery of the Catholic University of the Sacred Heart (Gemelli University Hospital, 5 November 2021)
- A Special Synod
- The Protagonist of The Synod – The Spirit
- Communion, Participation, Mission
- All Are called to Participate
- Three Risks to Avoid
- Three Opportunities
- Not Another Church But A Different Church
The theme of the upcoming 16th Synod of Bishops is: “For a Synodal Church: Communion, Participation, and Mission”. Synodality indicates walking together and listening to one another but above all to the Holy Spirit. To deepen this essential characteristic of the Church, the upcoming synod is unlike any previous one. It starts with, and involves all...
In his discourse at Saturday’s moment of prayer and reflection, Pope Francis dwelt on how the synodality of the Church is achieved, namely, through communion, participation, and mission. He also pointed out the dangers it can run into, as well as the opportunities it offers. “In the one People of God, therefore, let us journey together, in order to...
Explaining the Synod’s three key words - communion, participation, and mission – he said that communion and mission describe the mystery of the Church. Communion expresses the very nature of the Church, according to the Second Vatican Council. According to Saint Paul VI “communion, that is, cohesion and interior fullness, in grace, truth and collab...
He pointed out that ‘communion’ and ‘mission’ can risk remaining somewhat abstract, unless synodality is concretely expressed at every step of the synodal journey and activity, encouraging real involvement on the part of each and all”. “All the baptized are called to take part in the Church’s life and mission.” He acknowledged the frustration and i...
The Pope warned that a Synod can run the risk of being a mere formal external event, instead of being “a process of authentic spiritual discernment that we undertake, not to project a good image of ourselves, but to cooperate more effectively with the work of God in history”. For this, “we need content, means, and structures that can facilitate dia...
Pope Francis pointed out that the synodal process of encounter, listening, and reflection help the People of God, the Church, to recognize at least three opportunities. First, it must move not occasionally but structurally towards a synodal Church, where all can feel at home and participate. Second, the Synod offers us the opportunity to become a l...
For this, the Holy Father said, we need the ever new breath of God, the Spirit, who sets us free from every form of self-absorption, revives what is moribund, loosens shackles, and spreads joy. “There is no need to create another Church, but to create a different Church,” the Pope said citing Dominican priest Father Yves Marie-Joseph Congar. “For a...
Dec 31, 2021 · Pope Francis' year has been intense, with three international Apostolic Journeys, eight Motu Proprios on various reforms, the opening of the Synodal path, appeals concerning issues of global importance, and a successful surgery at the Gemelli hospital. By Salvatore Cernuzio.
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Dec 28, 2021 · Pope Francis leads the 2021 Christmas Eve Mass from St. Peter’s Basilica in the Vatican with music by the Sistine Chapel Choir.
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