Synod on the youth Archives

Young migrants bring vitality, need support, synod members say

Catholic News Service, Synod of Bishops on Youth
Oct 18, 2018

Helping young migrants hold fast to their cultural and religious identity, especially in situations where they are a minority, was a recurring topic at the Synod of Bishops.

Barron says Wuerl resignation was in ‘good conscience’

Synod of Bishops on Youth, Vatican
Oct 12, 2018

Speaking at the Vatican on Friday, Auxiliary Bishop Robert Barron of Los Angeles told reporters he believed Cardinal Donald Wuerl’s resignation came in ‘good conscience.’

Chinese bishop says agreement is sign that universal Church is one

Catholic News Service, Vatican
Oct 10, 2018

The Catholic Church is one throughout the world, and Pope Francis’s agreement with the communist government of China is a sign of that, Bishop John Baptist Yang Xiaoting of Yan’an told members of a Rome parish.

New film aims to reveal the ‘inscrutable’ Pope Paul VI

Synod of Bishops on Youth, Vatican
Oct 3, 2018

Few popes in the last century have been as inscrutable as Paul VI, who will be made a saint this month, but a new Vatican documentary wishes to set the record straight.

Scottish prelate voices shame, resolve on sex abuse crisis

Church in UK and Ireland, Vatican
Oct 1, 2018

With clerical abuse scandals rocking the Catholic Church from all corners of the globe, Scottish Archbishop Leo Cushley said that as someone who has given his life to the institution, he is ashamed of the crisis, but believes that progress is being made.

Pope Francis taps loyalists for key roles in Synod of Bishops

Synod of Bishops on Youth, Vatican
Sep 15, 2018

Despite calls to put this year’s Synod of Bishops on hold due to ongoing abuse scandals effecting his papacy, Pope Francis has given no indication that he intends to call off the event, and with the publication of the official list of participants Saturday, the gathering seems set to proceed as planned.