Synod on the Amazon
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.
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.
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.
Vatican defends married priest proposal on Amazon agenda
By Nicole Winfield — October 3, 2019
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Organizers of the Synod on the Pan-Amazon Region defended plans to introduce debate on married priests, saying the proposal represents the “the voice of the local church,” not a decision by the pope.
US clerics O’Malley, McElroy selected to attend Amazon synod at Vatican
By Jack Jenkins — September 21, 2019
(RNS) — Cardinal Sean O’Malley, archbishop of Boston, and Bishop Robert McElroy of the Catholic Diocese of San Diego have been invited to the Vatican’s upcoming Amazon synod, two of only three Americans selected to participate.
As Amazon burns, Vatican prepares for summit on region’s sustainability
By Claire Giangravé — August 30, 2019
VATICAN CITY (RNS) — Over the past year, the Vatican has collected a vast trove of information from some 87,000 researchers, clergy and other collaborators in the nine majority Catholic Amazonian countries.
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