By Percival Holt New Delhi, October 31, 2019: It has been one year since ‘we journeyed together’ at the Synod on Youth in Rome, October 2018. I recall my journey as a participant at the 12th General Congregation of the Synod that discussed the theme “Young People, Faith, and DiscernmentContinue Reading
By Gerard O’Connell Vatican City, Oct. 31, 2018: As the synod on young people drew to a close, Cardinal Oswald Gracias, the archbishop of Mumbai, spoke to America not only about that event and the issues discussed but also about his own plans to adapt the synod process in theContinue Reading
By Percival Holt Vatican City, Oct. 31, 2018: If I were to express my experience of the Synod on Youth in a sentence, I would say, “It is indeed the work of the Holy Spirit.” I went to the synod expecting it to be like a parliament — 300 peopleContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Dum Dum, Oct. 2018: A Catholic school in Kolkata organized a youth camp to bring its students closer to the theme of the Synod of Bishops held in faraway Rome. “We were happy to receive the message of the Holy Father and his concern for theContinue Reading
By Luke Hansen, SJ Rome, Oct. 28, 2018: A young priest in the Czechoslovak Hussite Church has been pleasantly surprised by the welcome and openness she has experienced at the Synod of Bishops on young people, she told America in an interview. A fraternal delegate, Reverend Martina Viktorie Kopecká, 32,Continue Reading
Vatican City, Oct. 27, 2018: On October 27 afternoon, the final document of the XV Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops consisting of 3 parts, 12 chapters, 167 paragraphs and 60 pages is approved in the Synod Hall. The text was received with applause, Cardinal da Rocha said.Continue Reading
Archbishop John Barwa of Cuttack-Bhubaneswar received thunderous applause at the synodContinue Reading
The October 3-28 synod will focus on the themes of young people, the faith, and vocational discernmentContinue Reading
By Santosh Digal Rome, October 3: Cherylanne Menezes is the only woman in the 14-member Indian delegation participating in the Synod of Bishops starting in Rome today. The October 3-28 synod will address the theme “Young People, the Faith, and Vocational Discernment.” Matters India talked to Menezes about her expectationsContinue Reading