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The synodal journey of our Church challenges us to rediscover the richness of the first Christian communities, in which the experience of community was fundamental, not only because they “held everything in common “, but also because the inner dynamism, discernment and decision-making were the fruit of community work, which the pastors directed and coordinated.
The Hail Mary begins with the acknowledgment of our insignificance before the Blessed Virgin, exalting her as the full of grace and blessed among all women, and praising the fruit of her womb, Jesus. The second part of the prayer consists of a filial plea. With faith, we entrust ourselves to our Mother in the most decisive moments we can experience: the now and the hour of our death.
Marking World Water Day Pope Francis reminds us that water is a primary necessity that must never be wasted, abused or serve as grounds for war.
A period marked by bold statements such as “culture of encounter”, “tenderness revolution”, “synodality”, “Church on the move” and many other terms, which have been translated, much more than in words, into tangible attitudes.
Father Ignacio Camacho, a Chilean from the Secular Institute of the Schoenstatt Fathers, was appointed to this task by the Bishop of the Diocese of Trier, Monsignor Stephan Ackermann. He will be responsible for the pastoral and administrative life of Schoenstatt’s international center, its Original Shrine, for the next three years.
Monsignor Yazlovetskiy, auxiliary bishop of Kiev, states that the war did not divide the Church in Ukraine, and that they have not been able to work with the document for the Continental Stage on the Synod, but that they do live synodality in their proximity to those who suffer.
Pope Francis launched the World Synod of Bishops in October 2021 as a four-year worldwide process. As part of the continental preparatory phase, a conference organized by the Council of the Bishops’ Conferences of Europe (CCEE) was held in Prague from February 5-12.
Delegates representing seven Catholic Churches (Coptic, Syriac, Maronite, Melkite, Chaldean, Armenian and Latin) from the Holy Land, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, Egypt, Iraq and Armenia, are gathered in Beirut this week for the Continental Synodal Assembly for the Middle East.
Delegates from the United States and Canada discern the action of the Holy Spirit, the joy of the Gospel, those people whose voices are missing, and steps to take to become a more synodal Church.
“Enlarge the space of your tent” is the title of the Document of the Continental Stage of the Synod of Bishops on Synodality. 200 face-to-face participants are in Prague from February 5-12, accompanied by 390 virtual participants, to work under the guidance of the aforementioned document.
We pray that parishes, placing communion at the centre, may increasingly become communities of faith, fraternity and welcome towards those most in need.
In the lead-up to the Synod of Bishops on synodality in October, Catholic institutions prepare to hold their second Intercontinental Massive Online Course (MOOC) focused on the theme: “History, Theology and Ministerial Practice of Synodality”.
A Place, a Movement, a Way of Life, a Mission
