The Philadelphia Archdiocese will hold a number of in-person and online listening sessions in the coming weeks as part of preparations for the 2023 world Synod of Bishops on synodality.
Priest: Listening sessions offer faithful chance ‘to participate, be heard’
Pope: Discrimination against people with disabilities must end
In a message for the Dec. 3 celebration of the U.N.’s International Day of Persons with Disabilities, the pope said that although church teaching is clear, too many men, women and children with disabilities lack spiritual care, which is “the worst form of discrimination.”
Pope: Pandemic is an opportunity for mission, service to others
Christians are called by God to take part in the church’s mission in the world to help those impacted by the coronavirus pandemic, Pope Francis wrote in a message for World Mission Sunday 2020.
Reasons for participating in the chrism Mass
Here are some reasons why you owe it to yourself to participate in the chrism Mass.