Synodality is an unusual word, which has been made popular by Pope Francis. The root is the more common word “synod” made popular since Vatican II, especially with Pope Paul VI who inaugurated the synod of bishops in our modern Church. We should remember, however, that synods and synodality have
Some Catholics are not sure what to think of biological evolution. They hear from their evangelical Protestant friends and neighbors that it is contrary to Christian belief, but they do not hear much on the subject one way or the other from authorities in the Catholic Church. For example, the
Africa Initiative Speaks: Why Disaffiliation is an option for the United Methodist Church in Africa September 2, 2023 Introduction Over the past months, much has been written by proponents of the “regionalization plan,” claiming that they have received overwhelming endorsements for its passage at the forthcoming 2024 General Conference.
In Mary, the Church finds its fundamentally feminine form as Virgin Bride and as Mother. For she, who is the archetype of the Church, is Virgin Bride because she “lets the divine Word become flesh in [her] own body.”[1] The fruit of her fiat is her Motherhood of God and
The following is excerpted from the Church News. To read the full article, CLICK HERE. A new $ 10 million donation from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to UNICEF aims to help the humanitarian organization serve vulnerable women and children in four countries. The money will strengthen health systems
“Real Church” Michael Adam Beck, coauthor of Fresh Expressions of the Rural Church, explains how the faith communities formed using the Fresh expressions approach can connect with people that the conventional church cannot. The formation of micro-churches meeting in non-traditional venues is a possible option for Anglicans and Methodists who
In 1937 a series of sexual abuse cases in Catholic institutions rocked Germany. The Nazis cleverly used these trials for their propaganda. Goebbel’s propaganda machinery attempted to portray the entire Catholic clergy as either homosexual (then still a criminal offense) or pedophiles or as financially hostile to the state, instrumentalizing