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Ten years since its establishment, the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors releases a report compiled by a dedicated study group that conducted extensive research across five continents. The…

The Vatican is to publish its first annual report on protecting minors in the Catholic Church, a move requested by Pope Francis amid pressure for more action to tackle clerical…

Western People 15.10.2024 It goes something like this. You wake up. It’s the middle of the night. You are in your own home, but you don’t know where you are….

Join us, all welcome, at the AGM in the Radisson Hotel, Athlone, Wed 6 Nov 2.00-5.00pm Is the Synodal process running into sand? Michael Conway and Gerry O’Hanlon invite us to…

Tue 29th Oct 24 – Falling Last week I had a fall that could have been very serious and put me out of action for a very long time. Coming…

The following is a selection of links to various Catholic news groups and their Synod coverage: America Magazine: https://www.americamagazine.org/ New Ways Ministry: https://www.newwaysministry.org/ National Catholic Reporter: https://www.ncronline.org/ The Tablet magazine:…

We conclude the 16th Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops with a grateful heart and, at the same time, with the awareness that we are all now called…

14th November, 8pm London timeCome and join us to find out Why are we OUTSIDE THE SYNOD? “The main protagonist of the Synod is the Holy Spirit,” says Pope Francis.We hope, pray,…

Julieann Moran: Greetings to you all from Rome!  The final document from the 16th Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod has been published this evening and is available below. I…

Gerry O’Connor CSsR and ACP Leadership Team with his weekly Sunday homily: ‘Forged’ – Sunday 27th Oct 2024 – 30th Sunday of the year. Link ot homily:

Junno Arocho Esteves Rome — October 23, 2024 Dominican Father Gustavo Gutiérrez is pictured in 2007 on the campus of the University of Notre Dame in Indiana. Father Gutiérrez, known…

SOMETHING OF THE WEEKEND THAT WAS MISSION: The earlier hours (Saturday morning, 19th October) were spent trying to put some outline shape on this Mission time. I meandered in my…

Thomas Reese The study groups appointed by Pope Francis to deal with controversial topics removed from the synod’s agenda made their interim reports to the synod on Oct. 3. The decision of…

Join us, all welcome, at the AGM in the Radisson Hotel, Athlone, Wed 6 Nov 2.00-5.00pm Is the Synod running into sand? Michael Conway and Gerry O’Hanlon invite us to…

Thank you for passing them on. Because of  your doing so they now have a huge circulation and a life of their own. Many who are pursuing a deeper journey receive them…

Journey Time Out of all this must come laughter and the gradual drying of tears, fears diminish as the finish, slow to show at first is seen -after all this…

‘Resilience’ 29th Sunday Year B 2024

This article is taken from THE SYNODAL TIMES OCT 18 By TIMOTHY RADCLIFFE This article was first published by Observatore Romano in Italian and was translated by the Synodal Times….

by Michael Sean Winters October 18, 2024 Link to article: https://www.ncronline.org/opinion/ncr-voices/synod-wrestles-core-issues-governance?utm_source=NCR+List&utm_campaign=bf0fc8c5c3-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2024_10_17_10_53&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_6981ecb02e-bf0fc8c5c3-%5BLIST_EMAIL_ID%5D Most of the synodal proceedings are behind closed doors, and the pope has asked participants not to speak to…

The Eucharist – what do we believe … and what difference does it make? Fáinche Ryan Zoom – Thursday Oct 31st, 2024 – 8.00 p.m. The Second Vatican Council reminded…