Youth Synod 2018

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Cardinal Blase Cupich and Bishop Alain de Raemy Oct. 20, 2018.

Bishops talk abuse crisis, same-sex attraction at youth synod

Oct 20, 2018

By Hannah Brockhaus

As the youth synod wrapped up its third week, the bishops and auditors discussed the sexual abuse crisis in parts... Read more

Briana Santiago, synod youth auditor.

Youth synod will write message to youth, discussion group names will not be released

Oct 18, 2018

By Hannah Brockhaus

The 2018 Synod of Bishops has elected a group of eight participants to begin drafting a message from the synod... Read more

Carmelite nuns.

Get real: What young religious hope to hear from the youth synod

Oct 18, 2018

By Mary Farrow

Tonia Borsellino knows she’s a part of the “one percent” in the U.S. It doesn’t bother her. In fact, she... Read more

Bishop David Tencer points at a journalist while asking questions at an Oct. 17 press conference.

Hacking pastoral care: Youth synod bishops talk technology

Oct 17, 2018

By Courtney Mares

Smartphone apps and Skype have transformed the way at least one synod bishop conducts his pastoral ministry with young people.  Read more

Archbishop Charles Chaput. CNA file photo.

Chaput: The terrain and challenge U.S. Christians face

Oct 17, 2018

The following interview with Archbishop Charles J. Chaput of Philadelphia was conducted Oct. 16  Read more

Archbishop Stanisław Gądecki of Poznań speaks to journalists at the Vatican.

A synod summary from the Polish synod fathers – Oct 17

Oct 17, 2018

The social context of young Catholics living in multicultural and multi-denominational societies was at the center of the Synod assembly... Read more

Bishop Frank Caggiano. Photo courtesy of the Diocese of Bridgeport

Bridgeport bishop says lifelong 'path of beauty' began with his parents

Oct 14, 2018

By JD Flynn

“Other than faith,” Bishop Frank Caggiano reminisced, “the gifts of how I was raised and who I was raised by... Read more

St. Peter's Basilica.

Analysis: Will bishops push for clarity on the synod’s procedural rules?

Oct 13, 2018

By JD Flynn

Recent changes to canon law have left some bishops attending the 2018 Synod of Bishops uncertain about the meeting’s procedural... Read more

Cardinal Wilfrid Napier at the Vatican Press Office.

Napier: Parishes should learn from youth synod, and synod should hear African voices

Oct 13, 2018

By JD Flynn

A prominent South African cardinal said Saturday that the 2018 Synod of Bishops on young people, the faith, and vocational... Read more

Eucharistic adoration at the SLS18 conference in Chicago.

Eastern European bishops want a focus on Eucharist, fatherhood in Youth Synod

Oct 12, 2018

By Andrea Gagliarducci

Two Eastern European bishops asked the Synod of Bishops in Rome for a greater focus on the importance of the... Read more

Polish bishops at the Vatican for the synod on youth.

A synod summary from the Polish synod fathers – Oct 10

Oct 10, 2018

The synod of bishops on young people, the faith, and vocational discernment is being held at the Vatican Oct. 3-28.... Read more

Synod of Bishops press briefing Oct. 10, 2018.

Who will draft the youth synod's final report?

Oct 10, 2018

By Hannah Brockhaus

The 2018 Synod of Bishops has selected a group of bishops and priests who will draft the synod’s final document... Read more

Cardinal Gerald Lacroix of Quebec speaks at a press briefing on the synod at the Holy See press office, Oct. 9, 2018.

Cardinal Lacroix: Young people, clerics included, need better formation on sexuality

Oct 9, 2018

By Courtney Mares

Young Catholics, particularly clerics, need better formation on sexuality, affectivity, and the body, Cardinal Gérald Lacroix told reporters Tuesday, speaking... Read more

Archbishop Stanisław Gądecki of Poznań speaks to journalists at the Vatican.

A synod summary from the Polish synod fathers – Oct 9

Oct 9, 2018

The synod of bishops on young people, the faith, and vocational discernment is being held at the Vatican Oct. 3-28.... Read more

Bishop Robert Barron. Photo courtesy of DeChant-Hughes Public Relations.

Bishop Barron gives insight into youth synod process

Oct 9, 2018

By Hannah Brockhaus

From his perspective inside the Vatican’s youth synod, Bishop Robert Barron, auxiliary bishop of Los Angeles, told CNA that participating... Read more

Archbishop Stanisław Gądecki of Poznań.

A synod summary from the Polish synod fathers – Oct 8

Oct 8, 2018

The synod of bishops on young people, the faith, and vocational discernment is being held at the Vatican Oct. 3-28.... Read more

Youth at the Stadium prayer event in Warsaw, Oct. 6, 2018.

40,000 young people in Warsaw pray together for synod

Oct 8, 2018

About 40,000 young people gathered Saturday at the National Stadium in Warsaw to pray for the synod of bishops taking... Read more

Archbishop Charles J. Scicluna.

Scicluna: Don't look to youth synod for answers on abuse crisis

Oct 8, 2018

By Hannah Brockhaus

Archbishop Charles J. Scicluna of Malta said that while the youth synod is not ignoring the sexual abuse crisis, Catholics... Read more

Young people wait to meet Pope Francis in St. Peter's Square Oct. 14, 2017.

Young people meet with Pope Francis, Synod Fathers

Oct 6, 2018

By Hannah Brockhaus

At the end of the first week of the youth synod Saturday, Pope Francis and over 250 bishops spent the... Read more

 Cardinal Dieudonne Nzapalainga.

Church's youngest cardinal points youth synod to God's word

Oct 6, 2018

By JD Flynn

The Church’s youngest cardinal said Saturday that the Word of God must be the central point of the Church’s message... Read more