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SYNOD 2015 NEWS NOTES: Keeping Tabs on All the Talk

October 11, 2015/3 Comments/in Hierarchy, New Ways Ministry, Parish Life & Pastoral Care /by Robert Shine, Managing Editor

Keeping up with the numerous news and commentaries tied to the Synod can be challenging. Frank is reporting from Rome, attending the Vatican's daily press briefings and attuning his ear to the buzz, but there is also much ink flying elsewhere. Below is Synod News Notes with links provided for further reading. Read More

A Synod Discussion Asks the Question: What Is Mercy?

October 11, 2015/7 Comments/in Hierarchy, Marriage & Family /by Francis DeBernardo, Editor

This post is the sixth in Bondings 2.0’s reports from the Synod on Marriage and Family... Read More

Will Language Be the Only Thing That the Synod Updates?

October 10, 2015/16 Comments/in Hierarchy, Marriage & Family /by Francis DeBernardo, Editor

This post is the fifth in Bondings 2.0’s reports from the Synod on Marriage and Family... Read More

Archbishop Discusses African Bishops' Silence on Criminalization of LGBT People

October 9, 2015/10 Comments/in Anti-LGBTQ Criminalization, Hierarchy /by Francis DeBernardo, Editor

This post is the fourth in Bondings 2.0’s reports from the Synod on Marriage and Family... Read More

In Advance of the Synod, Global Network of Rainbow Catholics Launches In Rome

October 8, 2015/6 Comments/in Hierarchy, Theology & Church Teaching /by Francis DeBernardo, Editor

This post is the third in Bondings 2.0’s reports from the Synod on Marriage and Family... Read More

On Synod's First Day, Differing Opinions on What Can Be Expected

October 6, 2015/13 Comments/in Higher Education, Marriage & Family /by Francis DeBernardo, Editor

As I mentioned last week, I’m in Rome for the first part of October to... Read More

It's Time to Bless Lesbian & Gay Couples, Suggests German Bishop

September 18, 2015/8 Comments/in Hierarchy, Marriage & Family /by Robert Shine, Managing Editor

A German bishop who will attend the Synod on marriage and family this fall has... Read More

QUOTE TO NOTE: Pope Francis: Pray for a Synod Miracle

July 6, 2015/6 Comments/in Uncategorized /by Francis DeBernardo, Editor

The National Catholic Reporter noted that during his second speech on his visit to Ecuador,... Read More

European Bishops Strategize for Positive LGBT Outcome at October's Synod

May 27, 2015/6 Comments/in Hierarchy, Parish Life & Pastoral Care /by Robert Shine, Managing Editor

Three of Europe's top prelates gathered with colleagues in Rome earlier this week, reflecting on how they could implement more pastoral responses at the upcoming Synod of Bishops. Read More

Nigerian Bishop Compares Gay People to 'Drug Addicts, Robbers, and Terrorists'

April 20, 2015/2 Comments/in Anti-LGBTQ Criminalization, Hierarchy /by Robert Shine, Managing Editor

The 2014 Extraordinary Synod left many LGBT advocates unimpressed, but by simply naming the realities of family life today it has made many in the church's hierarchy fearful. Bishops are using the interlude until next October's Synod to promote their agendas, yet, in so doing, they ignore the very realities outed last fall that must be addressed and instead do tremendous harm. Read More

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