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Pope Francis punts on married priests
By Thomas Reese — February 13, 2020
(RNS) — Francis appears to have feared splitting the church over the question of celibacy.
What the US bishops can learn from the Amazon synod
By Thomas Reese — October 31, 2019
(RNS) — The American Catholic hierarchy isn't ready to follow the synod's search for real-world solutions. Too many conservatives believe that if we simply return to the old ways of doing things, everything will be fine.
Decision time begins for Amazon bishops as synod enters final week
By Thomas Reese — October 19, 2019
VATICAN CITY (RNS) — The synod's final recommendations to the pope could have profound impact not only on the Amazon but the entire church.
Amazonian bishops condemn attacks on rainforest and indigenous peoples
By Thomas Reese — October 10, 2019
VATICAN CITY (RNS) — Amazonian bishops took the floor at the synod in Rome this week to describe their region's problems in urgent, even personal terms.
Opposition to Amazon synod spurs new right-wing coalition in Brazil
By Eduardo Campos Lima — October 3, 2019
SÃO PAULO (RNS) — Its opposition to the Pan-Amazon synod's goals has given a group of conservative Catholic organizations new life as a wedge of the Brazilian president's populist base.
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