In focus: L.A. bishop murder plea, Starbucks strike, Pope Benedict inheritance
Nation/World news briefs: March 27, 2023
‘Art of listening’ in synodal church requires ‘formation’ to avoid ‘empty discussions,’ says cardinal
Synodality, “the centerpiece of ” Pope Francis’ service to the Catholic Church,” is “an invitation to discover anew the gift that has been given to us, the Holy Spirit, so that we will know how to walk together,” Cardinal Joseph W. Tobin.
Photos of the Week: March 20, 2023
In the spotlight: Lenten confession, St. Patrick’s Day, Sea of Galilee boat
Pope announces ecumenical prayer before synod assembly in October
Encouraging Catholics to participate in the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, Pope Francis also announced that before the assembly of the Synod of Bishops opens in early October, there will be an ecumenical prayer vigil in St. Peter’s Square.
Cardinal Pell’s faith, suffering remembered at Vatican funeral
Cardinal Pell died of a heart attack Jan. 10 at a Rome hospital after undergoing hip surgery. He was 81. His burial was scheduled for Feb. 2 at St. Mary’s Cathedral in Sydney, where he had served as archbishop before Pope Francis chose him as prefect of the Vatican Secretariat for the Economy.
Pope to confer ministries of lector, catechist at Mass Jan. 22
The theme for the 2023 Sunday of the Word of God celebration is: “We proclaim what we have seen,” a quotation from 1 John 1:3.
At funeral, pope remembers Benedict’s ‘wisdom, tenderness, devotion’
Pope Benedict XVI “spread and testified to” the Gospel his entire life, Pope Francis told tens of thousands of people gathered Jan. 5 for his predecessor’s funeral Mass.
Nation/World news briefs: Jan. 3, 2023
In focus: New Mexico bankruptcy settlement, Catholic university to close, Eritrean bishop released