Bishop Flores, chairman of the U.S. bishops’ Committee on Doctrine, spoke to Catholic News Service April 12 about the release of the final document from the North American continental stage of the process leading up to the assemblies of the Synod of Bishops at the Vatican in 2023 and 2024.
North American Catholics identify harm of polarization, bishop says
Synod’s ‘messy,’ ‘joyful’ North American phase concludes with call to mission, moves to Rome
The final document for the North American phase of the 2021-2024 Synod on Synodality was released April 12, capturing a process of dialogue and discernment.
What’s happening locally with the Eucharistic Revival?
“The local Eucharistic Revival teams encourage everyone to get involved in whatever way they feel revives their own relationship with Jesus Christ in the Eucharist.”
More than 1,000 LA Catholics bring their love for the Eucharist to the streets
long the tree-lined streets of the San Gabriel Valley, walkers trailed the monstrance that was transported on a trailer filled with white and yellow roses.
New York Eucharistic Congress invites 10,000 pilgrims to encounter Jesus Christ on ‘holy ground’
A 2019 Pew Research Center study showing just three out of 10 Catholics understand and believe in the Real Presence of Jesus in the Eucharist.
‘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.
National Eucharistic Revival aims to form disciples on mission with new Easter series
The “first-of-its-kind” mystagogy series of weekly catechetical reflections throughout the Easter season invites “all Catholics deeper into the mysteries of Christ by reflecting on the truth, goodness and beauty of the Mass.”
Is the priest listening to you? Indian diocese surveys families for synod
The Diocese of Alleppey has more than two dozen small Christian communities, and leaders of those communities trained about 70 members of the diocesan synod team.