Catholic bishops’ synod
Covering synods for the media is not easy
By Thomas Reese — October 16, 2023
(RNS) — Pope Francis does not like the Western press, which he thinks focuses on hot-button issues.
The synod’s priorities are communion, participation, mission — not who can be priests
By Thomas Reese — September 5, 2023
(RNS) — If we continued as usual with just different people in charge, then we missed the revolution Pope Francis is calling for.
Why the Synod on Synodality is confusing to American Catholics
By Thomas Reese — June 26, 2023
(RNS) — If an American were in charge of running the pope’s synod, it would be very different.
US Catholic bishops’ report to the Vatican shows a church split by politics
By Claire Giangravé — September 23, 2022
(RNS) — The results of discussions ordered by Pope Francis' Synod on Synodality.
At the synod of bishops, three modes of listening to the young
By Thomas Reese — October 23, 2018
VATICAN CITY (RNS) — One of the buzzwords at the synod of Catholic bishops on young people is “listening.” In the film “Casablanca,” a kiss may be just a kiss, but in the Catholic Church, listening is never just listening.
The bishops, who were called to Rome for this monthlong meeting to discuss the church’s outreach to the young, have been urged by Pope Francis to listen to one another and especially to young people. The meeting, which began Oct. 3 and concludes Sunday (Oct. 28), is made up of 267 prelates and the 72 auditors, of whom about 30 are young people.
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