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Cardinal Czerny outlines role of 'Fratelli Tutti' in consecrated life Cardinal Michael Czerny, undersecretary for the Vatican's Migrants and Refugees Section, speaks at a symposium on human trafficking in Rome Oct. 14, 2020. The cardinal outlined the role of Pope Francis' encyclical "Fratelli Tutti" in an online address to the Conference of Major Superiors of Men Jan. 21. (CNS photo/courtesy U.S. Embassy to the Holy See) Mark Pattison, Catholic News Service 1/24/2021 9:22 AM select WASHINGTON — Even though Pope Francis' encyclical "Fratell...

“How many and profound are the challenges to human goodness and identity that attend the arrival of ‘the other’ in a community! The reactions of both newcomers and long-time residents can range from elation to dread. The essays in this wonderful collection reflect the four key terms of Pope Francis—all are called to welcome, protect, promote and integrate the stranger—and all peoples are called to dialogue toward reconciliation, solidarity and flourishing in communities that are diverse and alive. The book is thus important and very timely.” (His Eminence Michael Cardinal Czerny, ...

By Isabella Piro Synodality is not “a mere decision-making process”, but “a fundamental feature of the Church’s identity, says Cardinal Michael Czerny, Undersecretary of the Migrants and Refugees Section of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development, in an article published 31 December, in “La Civiltà Cattolica”. The Cardinal writes that synodality is the way in which “the Church disposes all its members to co-responsibility, enhances their charisms and ministries, and intensifies the bonds of fraternal love”. In this sense, it finds its premises in Lumen gentium...