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Synod calls for more church roles for women, but stops short of diaconate‍

Members of the Synod of Bishops for the Amazon asked that women be given leadership roles in the Catholic Church, although they stopped short of calling for women deacons. In the Amazon, like in the rest of the world, the essential roles women play within the family, the community and the church sho

Proposed Amazonian rite centred on Christ, indigenous professor says

Addressing concerns about a proposed Amazonian rite in the Catholic Church, an indigenous participant at the Synod of Bishops for the Amazon called on Catholics to soften their hearts and understand the needs of Catholics in the region. At a Synod briefing on Oct. 24, Delio Siticonatzi Camaiteri, a member of the Ashaninka people and […]

Pope criticizes cruelty of world marked by hunger, obesity, food waste

Resolving the global crises of world hunger and malnutrition demands a shift away from a distorted approach to food and toward healthier lifestyles and just economic practices, Pope Francis said. “We are, in fact, witnessing how food is ceasing to be a means of subsistence and turning into an avenue of personal destruction,” he said […]

Vatican promotes launch of ‘smart rosary’

The Vatican promoted the launch of  ‘smart rosary’ bracelet on Oct 15 compatible with an iOS and Android app, which costs over $100. “In a world of indifference and in the face of so many injustices, poverty, elementary rights denied, praying for peace in the world means reconciling ourselves in our daily relationships, with the […]

Synod groups propose Amazonian rite, new ministries for women

Creating an Amazonian-rite liturgy and new ministries for laypeople, including the ordination of women deacons, are some of the recurring proposals made by small groups at the Synod of Bishops for the Amazon. Such proposals, one group said, would increase as well as transform the Catholic Church’s presence in the Amazon, turning it from one […]

Welby hails Newman canonisation: ‘We are still family’

The Church in England and Wales rounded off almost a month of celebrations for the canonisation of St John Henry Newman with a service of ecumenical vespers at West-minster Cathedral. The Archbishop of Canter-bury, Justin Welby, who preached at the service – which was presided over by Cardinal Vincent Nichols – said that the sea […]