Articles by Courtney Mares
Cardinal at Synod on Synodality: ‘Clericalizing women’ will not solve problems
Oct 26, 2023 / 11:25 amCardinal Robert Francis Prevost noted that the Catholic Church is not a mirror image of society and “needs to be different.”
Pope Francis speaks at Synod on Synodality: ‘Clericalism’ defiles the Church
Oct 26, 2023 / 06:55 amPope Francis denounced clericalism and called it a “scandal” to see young priests buying lace vestments at tailor shops in a strongly-worded speech.
Cardinal Bo: Synod on Synodality is ‘a long march of hope for all humanity’
Oct 23, 2023 / 12:11 pmMyanmar’s Cardinal Charles Maung Bo described the Synod of Synodality as “a long march of hope for all humanity” during a Mass on Monday.
Synod on Synodality’s ‘most fertile time’ will be between the assemblies, Radcliffe says
Oct 23, 2023 / 07:27 am“These 11 months will be like a pregnancy,” Father Timothy Radcliffe told the synod delegates. “We, my brothers and sisters, are pregnant with new life.”
Archbishop: If a Synod proposal is at odds with the Gospel, ‘that’s not of the Holy Spirit’
Oct 20, 2023 / 12:00 pm“We’ve got to be careful about blaming everything — all our opinions, our interests, lobbies, and factions — putting all that on the Holy Spirit,” he said.
Irish president honors WWII hero Monsignor Hugh O’Flaherty at the Vatican
Oct 20, 2023 / 09:40 amIreland’s President Michael Higgins in a Vatican ceremony on Oct. 19 paid tribute to O’Flaherty, an Irish priest who hid Italian Jews from the Nazis.
Latvian bishop at Synod: If someone is living in sin, we can’t tell them that’s all right
Oct 18, 2023 / 13:28 pm“If there is a person living in sin and we tell this person, ‘Everything is all right with you, it’s OK, go ahead,’ we do harm,” the prelate said.
Synodality must be at the service of evangelization, archbishop says
Oct 18, 2023 / 07:00 amArchbishop Gintaras Grušas also noted how St. Luke’s Gospel “highlights the important role of women in the life of the Church and in announcing the Good News.”
A papal visit to the South Pole? Pope Francis looks to new peripheries
Oct 17, 2023 / 13:40 pmIn a new interview, the pope said someone had recommended he make a visit to Antarctica the next time he’s in Argentina.
Chinese bishops leaving Synod on Synodality early
Oct 16, 2023 / 09:10 amThe two prelates are returning to China because of “pastoral needs,” a Vatican spokesman said Monday.
Catholic patriarch of Jerusalem offers to be exchanged for hostages held by Hamas
Oct 16, 2023 / 06:47 amIsrael Defense Forces announced Monday that 199 Israeli hostages, including children, are being held by Hamas.
Synod on Synodality delegates make a pilgrimage to Rome’s catacombs
Oct 13, 2023 / 15:57 pmHundreds of delegates took a break from their discussions of synodality to visit the catacombs of St. Sebastian and St. Callistus on Oct. 12.
Synod on Synodality: Italian nun claims St. Paul attended ‘non-ritual female liturgy’
Oct 13, 2023 / 08:57 amMother Maria Grazia Angelini claimed that St. Paul “inserted himself into a ‘non-ritual’ female liturgy” when he arrived in the city of Philippi in Macedonia.
Catholic patriarch calls day of prayer and fasting for peace in the Holy Land
Oct 12, 2023 / 06:45 amCardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa has urged Catholics to organize times of prayer with Eucharistic adoration and recitation of the rosary.
Pope Francis calls for immediate release of Israeli hostages held by Hamas
Oct 11, 2023 / 06:13 amSome 130 Israeli hostages were taken by the militant Islamist group Hamas during its attack on Israel last weekend.
Synod on Synodality: Who is overseeing the draft report at the end of the assembly?
Oct 10, 2023 / 15:30 pmSynod on Synodality delegates elected this week the members of a commission who will supervise the drafting of a “synthesis report.”
PHOTOS: Synod on Synodality delegates attend Divine Liturgy in St. Peter’s Basilica
Oct 9, 2023 / 14:30 pmPatriarchs representing many Eastern Catholic Churches chanted prayers and processed up to the basilica’s Altar of the Chair.
Parolin: Hamas attack jeopardizes peace accord with Saudi Arabia
Oct 9, 2023 / 08:45 amBefore the attacks, the U.S. government had been involved in negotiations with Israel and Saudi Arabia working toward establishing formal diplomatic relations.
Secrecy at the Synod on Synodality: What we know about delegates’ confidentiality requirements
Oct 6, 2023 / 13:24 pmThe Synod on Synodality’s official regulations no longer allow Synod delegates to share their personal interventions with the public.
Taiwan’s ambassador to the Vatican: Better to prevent a war than stop one afterward
Oct 5, 2023 / 13:20 pmSpeaking at a reception on Oct. 5, Ambassador Matthew Lee underlined that “Taiwan will do whatever we can to remain on the road of peace.”