Church cements mission at Synod of Bishops
After the synod on new evangelization in Rome last month, three points seem crystal clear about Catholicism in the early 21st century.
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Synod members propose ways to promote evangelization
Members of the Synod of Bishops recommended the Vatican establish a commission to monitor religious freedom, develop guidelines for training evangelizers and confession is always available.
Editorial: Evangelization requires bishops’ self-examination
The new evangelization will remain a stilted and cerebral exercise unless those most invested in its success are willing to take risks.
Faith in Jesus means being optimistic about future, synod message says
Despite the growth of secularism, hostility toward Christianity and sinful behavior by some ministers, members of the Synod of Bishops said they are optimistic about the future.
A global crop of cardinals; Syria; Vatileaks; and possible popes
All Things Catholic: The Synod of Bishops is drawing to a close. Here are some of the things we've learned in the last three weeks.
Interview with Cardinal Christoph Schönborn
NCR Today: John L. Allen Jr. sat down with the Austrian cardinal while in Rome to hear what he had to say on pastoral judgments and challenges.
Cardinal Burke: Vatican II betrayed by breakdown of church discipline
Abandonment of internal church discipline over the past half century has undermined the reforms of the Second Vatican Council, said one American cardinal at the synod.
Synod notebook: Vatican officials on transparency, discipline
John Allen in Rome: There are two largely overlooked contributions from two powerful Vatican officials that merit being recorded at the Synod of Bishops on new evangelization.
Four new cardinals had to keep news secret from synod
The appointments weren't announced during the synod, so news only spread during the prelates' lunch break.
Welcome Home programs and the new evangelization
The new evangelization is about more than distributing glossy pamphlets or costly TV ads that welcome Catholics home. Before we invite women and men to re-enter the doors of our church, we must take a critical look at what awaits them when they cross that threshold.
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May 10-23, 2013
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