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Archbishop John Dew reflects on being part of the Synod on Marriage and the...
Archbishop John Dew of New Zealand offers a reflection about his experience in the Extraordinary Synod of Bishops on the Family. See below for full reflection: As I return from the Synod on Marriage...
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A Personal Experience of a Synod Father
By Most Reverend John Corriveau, OFM Cap. Bishop of Nelson, British Columbia Between 1994 and 2012, I was privileged to participate in five Assemblies of the Synod of Bishops. These five Synods...
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“Pope Francis is great, but what do you really think?”
Photo: Three of the four participants on the closing panel of the 2015 De Mazenod Conference were Canadians. From left to right: Fr. Thomas Rosica, Sebastian Gomes, Archbishop Gustavo García-Siller...
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Behind Vatican Walls: Recap of Pope In US
This week brings two big new items: the analysis of Pope Francis trip to Cuba and the United States, and the upcoming opening of the Synod of Bishops on the family. Below are links to some articles...
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Homily during Opening Mass of the Synod of Bishops
Homily of His Holiness Pope Francis Twenty-Seventh Sunday of Ordinary Time Opening of the Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops “If we love one another, God abides in us and his love is...
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Day of the Synod of Bishops on the Family
VATICAN: On October 6, 2015, Father Federico Lombardi, S.J., director of the Holy See Press Office, led a press conference outlining discussions arising from recent sessions of the Synod on the...
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Behind Vatican Walls: Synod of Bishops and Nobel Prizes
The Synod of Bishops on the Family started this week. For a run down of what has been discussed so far, watch this week’s edition of Vatican Connections, or Salt and Light’s special synod coverage,...
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Behind Vatican Walls: Week Two of Synod of Bishops on the Family
As discussion inside the Synod hall turned to issues that brought out personal stories and anecdotes from many participants, there was, according to the Vatican press office, an in-depth discussion...
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Pope Francis’ Homily during Canonization of Four Saints
Homily of His Holiness Pope Francis Mass of the Twenty-Ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time Canonization of Four Saints Sunday October 18, 2015 On Sunday, October 18, 2015, Pope Francis celebrated the...
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Behind Vatican Walls: All in a Vatican Week
The three week Synod on the family is finally over, but the homestretch did not come without some drama: an Italian newspaper, Quotiando Nazione, reported that Pope Francis has a small, benign brain...
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Coast to Coast: October 18 to October 24
Here’s a look at what’s been going on church-wise across the country: The landscape of religious life is growing in Vancouver: two Franciscan Sisters of the Eucharist have arrived and have taken on...
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Pope Francis’ Homily at Closing Mass of Synod of Bishops
Pope Francis delivered the homily at Mass being offered on Sunday morning, the 30th Sunday in Ordinary Time, to mark the close of the XIV Ordinary Assembly of the Synod of Bishops, who have been...
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Synod 2015: A Reflection from Archbishop Mark Coleridge of Brisbane
The 2015 Synod of Bishops on the Family concluded on Sunday with Mass at St. Peter’s Basilica. On Saturday, the relatio finale (final document) of the Synod was approved and given to Pope Francis....
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Behind Vatican Walls: Hidden Headlines
Though the Synod on the Family is over, the analysis and even the “spin-od” continues in the media. Meanwhile, life moves on at the Vatican. As a result there were a few stories that got less than...
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Called to Love Conference – A Grand Success
The Newman Centre at the University of Toronto hosted its first 3-day Regional Canadian Catholic Students Association Conference (CCSA) over the weekend of October 23 – 25. CCSA Conferences are...
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The Catholic Guy Show with Lino Rulli Broadcasts from Rome featuring...
From October 4 – October 25, 2015, Pope Francis led the Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops on the Vocation and Mission of the Family in the Church and the Contemporary World. During the...
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5 Things Millennials Should Know About the Pope’s Synod on the Family
What a time to be alive! Pope Francis has just concluded an intense three-week meeting with his brother bishops and cardinals and the whole world is abuzz! Officially, it was called the 14th Ordinary...
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6 things to consider ahead of Pope Francis’ apostolic exhortation on the family
Among the many topics discussed in our recent 2015 Year in Review program was the highly anticipated and much debated Synod of Bishops part two, on the vocation and mission of the family today. It was...
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Preparatory Document of the 2018 Synod of Bishops
CNS photo/Paul Haring Here is the text of the preparatory document for the XV General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops on the theme “Young people, faith and vocation discernment,”to take place in Rome...
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Pope Francis writes to young people ahead of Synod on Vocational Discernment
CNS photo/Paul Haring Pope Francis has written a letter to young people as the Church prepares for a Synod of Bishops on the theme: “Young People, the Faith and Vocational Discernment”. The Pope’s...
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The 30th Anniversary of The J.S. Paluch Vocations Seminar
For the 3rd year in a row, we had the pleasure of being invited to the annual J.S. Paluch Vocation Seminar where leaders from many vocation groups across North America met together in Chicago Illinois...
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My First J.S. Paluch Vocations Seminar
Last week in Chicago Illinois, Catholic leaders from the United States, Canada and Mexico, gathered together to participate in the J.S. Paluch Company’s yearly vocations seminar. This year it was...
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Pope Francis’ Closing Remarks at Synod of Bishops
At the end of the Extraordinary Synod of Bishops on the Family, Pope Francis addressed the Synod Fathers and everyone involved with the Synod. Below is the full text of the Holy Father’s remarks. Dear...
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Pope Francis’ Homily during Prayer Vigil for the Family
On October 4, 2014, Pope Francis presided over a prayer vigil leading up the the Extraordinary Synod of Bishops on the Family. Below is the full text of his address: Dear families, good evening! The...
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Pope Francis’ Homily During Synod Opening Mass
On October 5, 2014, Pope Francis presided over the Opening Mass for the Extraordinary Synod of Bishops on the Family. Below you will find the full text of his address: Today the prophet Isaiah and the...
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Deacon-structing The Spirit | Part 1
Dove of the Holy Spirit (ca. 1660, stained glass, St. Peter’s Basilica, Vatican) by Gian Lorenzo Bernini. Photo by Dnalor 01. Source: Wikimedia Commons. Used under license CC-BY-SA 3.0. This weekend,...
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Archbishop Hung encourages priests to preach more about family in homilies.
The S+L team in Rome spoke with Archbishop John Hung Shan-Chuan, SVD of Taipei. Archbishop Hung addresses the challenges the church in Taipei faces and comments on married life in Taiwan. The post...
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A primer on synodality | One Body
Detail of Road to Emmaus by Duccio di Buoninsegna (Source: Wikimedia Commons) A primer on synodality by Nicholas Jesson Synod comes from the Greek syn and odos (meaning “with” and “path”) and refers...
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Deacon-structing synods: What are they and why do we have them?
Detail of a fresco in the Sistine Chapel which depicts the Council of Nicaea (Source: Wikimedia Commons) You may have heard that the next Synod of Bishops is on the topic of synodality. This synodal...
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Letter to the People of God | Synod on Synodality
The Synod Assembly holds one of its morning sessions. Photo © Salt + Light Media. On Wednesday, October 25, the participants of the Synod released a Letter to the People of God describing their...
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