Archbishop José H. Gomez reflects on the diversity and vitality of the church in America as he prays for upcoming Synodal Assembly.
How Catholics in America serve the church by helping others
Cardinals Ladaria, Ouellet outline concerns about German Synodal Path
The bishops met Nov. 18 with the heads of Vatican dicasteries to discuss the Synodal Path, which the German bishops’ conference and the Central Committee of German Catholics launched in 2019 in response to the clerical abuse scandal.
Germany’s Synodal Path continues to draw attention in Rome
With the bishops’ vote, Kreuter-Kirchhof said, “the whole Synodal Path came close to a failure,” not primarily because only 61% of the bishops approved it, but because most of the bishops who voted against it “never disclosed their concerns at any point prior to the vote.”
Some German parishes plan blessings for lovers, including gays
Catholic chaplains in parishes across Germany plan to invite people to “blessing services for lovers” on and around May 10.