Synod on the Family
Women hope their voices are heard at bishops’ family synod
By Rosie Scammell — October 6, 2015
VATICAN CITY (RNS) Some critics say that more women should have been included in the process.
Vatican boots openly gay priest from Holy See post
By Reuters — October 3, 2015
The Vatican Charasma's reflections on his personal life "merit respect" but his planned demonstration days before the Synod on the Family is set to begin was "grave and irresponsible."
No rest for a weary pope: Francis now faces a bigger test than US trip
By David Gibson — October 2, 2015
(RNS) The high-level summit of bishops from around the world that Francis convenes of Sunday will spend most of the month arguing about how, and whether, the Catholic Church can change -- and the fate of his papacy may rest on the outcome.
Cardinal Raymond Burke: Tolerance vs. Satan (COMMENTARY)
By Kaya Oakes — September 9, 2015
(RNS) Cardinal Raymond Burke told an audience at the Franciscan University of Steubenville in Ohio that marriage is under “diabolical attack" by both modern culture and church insiders.
Pope Francis to name Chicago Archbishop Cupich, top US ally, to Vatican summit on family
By David Gibson — August 7, 2015
(RNS) Pope Francis passed over more conservative candidates such as San Francisco Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone, an outspoken culture warrior and the U.S. hierarchy’s point man in the fight against gay marriage.
Pope Francis says church must welcome divorced, remarried Catholics
By David Gibson — August 5, 2015
(RNS) Speaking out on one of the most contentious issues of his papacy, Pope Francis said such couples “are not excommunicated, and they absolutely must not be treated that way!”
Vatican road map for fall meeting on families features roadblocks, too
By Rosie Scammell — June 23, 2015
VATICAN CITY (RNS) Vatican officials on Tuesday released a document on family values -- a precursor to a major meeting in October -- that underscores the ongoing tension between Pope Francis' desire for a more "welcoming" church and the need to hew to long-standing tradition and doctrine.
Cardinal Walter Kasper, ‘the pope’s theologian,’ reveals the brains behind Francis’ heart
By David Gibson — April 3, 2015
ROME (RNS) Rejecting claims that Pope Francis is a theological lightweight, Cardinal Walter Kasper describes Francis as a theologian in his own right whose pastoral approach is setting Catholicism on a new course.
Cardinal Raymond Burke: Gays, remarried Catholics, murderers are all the same
By David Gibson — March 27, 2015
(RNS) The Catholic Church has always taught that sin is sin, but few people see killing someone as equivalent to marrying a lifelong same-sex partner.
Two years in, Pope Francis faces headwinds in reforming the Vatican. Here’s how he can prevail
By David Gibson — March 9, 2015
VATICAN CITY (RNS) Transforming the dynamic of Vatican power is key to what Pope Francis considers his greater goal: reorienting Catholicism itself to face the new challenges of the third millennium.
Vatican survey: How do we help people with ‘homosexual tendencies’?
By Josephine McKenna — December 9, 2014
VATICAN CITY (RNS) The Vatican once talked about the "gifts and qualities" of LGBT Catholics. Now, church leaders want to know how to help families where someone has "homosexual tendencies."
Pope Francis speaks: 5 takeaways from another blockbuster interview
By Josephine McKenna — December 8, 2014
VATICAN CITY (RNS) "Certain resistance has surfaced; I think it´s a good sign when things are discussed openly and not secretly if people don't agree. It's good to discuss things openly; it's healthy."
Archbishop Chaput: Pope’s 2015 Philly visit won’t focus on hot-button sex issues
By Josephine McKenna — November 19, 2014
VATICAN CITY (RNS) "We want to focus next year not just on the neuralgic sexual issues that seem to dominate the American media," Philadelphia Archbishop Charles Chaput said.
Bishops send new delegates, mixed message, to 2015 Vatican family synod
By David Gibson — November 14, 2014
(RNS) The nation’s Catholic bishops have chosen a mixed slate of delegates for next year’s high-level Vatican summit on the family, including outspoken culture warriors viewed by many observers as out of step with Pope Francis’ priorities.
Gay debate challenges traditional definitions of ‘evangelical’ (ANALYSIS)
By Jacob Lupfer — November 11, 2014
WASHINGTON (RNS) What can you believe about gays and still call yourself an evangelical? And who gets to decide?
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