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The Synod on Synodality has the potential to be the church’s most extraordinary event since Vatican II. Will the synod's critics prevail?

Delegates meet at round tables during the Synod on Synodality on Oct. 10, 2023. / Credit: Vatican Media Rome Newsroom, Oct 10, 2023 / 15:30 pm (CNA). Synod on Synodality delegates elected this week the members of a commission who will supervise...

A Reflection for the Feast of Pope St. John XXIII, by Michael O'Brien

Pope St. John XXIII was a pope of many surprises

“We behave completely unjustly, unjustly toward the pope because the opposition to him is always based on one or two phrases taken out of context,” Cardinal Ryś said in an exclusive interview America.

Synod on Synodality delegates elected this week the members of a commission who will supervise the drafting of a “synthesis report.”

Vatican spokesman Paolo Ruffini explained at a press conference on Oct. 10 that the synthesis report will be written by “the experts” attending the Synod.

One of the few people who had such a great impact on the 20th century was Pope John XXIII, but he avoided the limelight as much as he could.  His humility was one of his most remarkable qualities. Pope John XXIII was born Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli at Sotto il Monte, Italy on November 2, 1881.  […]

Synod-2023 has reignited

The most important gathering of the Church since the Second Vatican Council is under way in Rome