Synod on the Youth
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International Youth Forum meets to continue work of Synod
Nearly 250 young adults will meet in Rome this week for the International Youth Forum to discuss how best to... Read more
Pope Francis asks youth for help in ‘preventing atrocities’ of abuse
Pope Francis has called upon young people to be vigilant in the face of “horrible crimes” of clerical sexual abuse,... Read more
Synod document calls for ‘participatory, co-responsible’ Church
The final document of the Synod of Bishop’s fifteenth general session was approved by the members and released late Saturday.... Read more
Be proactive on sex abuse in Asia, Malaysian bishop tells synod
Catholic leaders in Asia need to be proactive in implementing preventative sex abuse policies, a bishop from Malaysia told the... Read more
What is ‘synodality’? Experts explain
As the 2018 synod of bishops considers a draft text of the meeting’s final document, discussion has turned to the... Read more
Synod bishops and youth delegates pray together along medieval pilgrimage route
As the 2018 Synod of Bishops draws to a close, young people and bishops walked together along a medieval pilgrimage... Read more
Cardinal highlights human trafficking and women's issues at synod
Women in Burma are working to end human trafficking, Cardinal Charles Maung Bo of Yangon said Tuesday. The cardinal called... Read more
Jesuit superior says pope is not the ‘chief’ of the Church- What did he mean?
Fr. Arturo Sosa Abascal, superior general of the Jesuits, said in an interview Monday that Pope Francis consciously calls himself... Read more
Vatican confirms synod’s final report to be voted on ‘part by part’
The head of Vatican communications said Monday the youth synod’s final document will be voted on “part by part,” requiring... Read more
A synod summary from the Polish synod fathers – Oct 12
“It is necessary to write a new document, based on the Instrumentum Laboris,” said the President of the Polish Bishops’... Read more
Give young people authentic message and messengers, archbishop says
Priests and bishops need to be credible messengers who can share the message of the gospel with personal integrity, Archbishop... Read more
5 bishops who could move the youth synod
This week the Synod of Bishops begins its fifteenth ordinary general session, convoked to discuss the themes of young people,... Read more
Baldisseri reproves Chaput, says abuse crisis won’t stop synod success
The secretary general of an upcoming synod of bishops said Monday he thinks the abuse scandal in the Catholic Church... Read more
Cardinal Tobin will not attend Oct. Vatican synod
The Archbishop of Newark has announced that he will not attend an October gathering of bishops slated to discuss young... Read more
Youth to meet with Pope Francis during October synod
The Synod of Bishops announced Tuesday that the upcoming assembly of bishops will include a meeting of young people with... Read more
Cardinal Tobin appointed to youth synod, USCCB confirms
The U.S. bishops’ conference has confirmed that Cardinal Joseph Tobin of Newark has been appointed by Pope Francis to participate... Read more
American Bishop-Delegates Confirmed for Youth Synod
The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) announced Monday that Pope Francis has ratified the selection of five bishops... Read more
19th-century Italian teen to be canonized during youth Synod
Bl. Nunzio Sulprizio, who died at the age of 19 from bone cancer, will be declared a saint Oct. 14... Read more
Questions on sexuality loom large ahead of youth synod
According to the official working document for the upcoming synod of bishops on youth, the major questions for young people... Read more
Working document approved for synod on youth
After a two-day meeting in Rome, the governing council of the Vatican office for the Synod of Bishops approved the... Read more
