(Vatican Radio) How the Church upholds the dignity of homosexuals in Africa. How it deals with the problems of a polygamous family. And why it’s essential for bishops to have good relations with leaders of other religious traditions. Those were some of the many different issues discussed by bishops at the Synod for the Family,…
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(Vatican Radio) By now, the narrative is familiar: one of lines drawn in the Synod Hall, with ranks of so-called liberals and conservatives formed on either side and braced for action. It is, admittedly, a captivating story. Is it true? The Archbishop of São Paulo, Brazil, Cardinal Odilo Pedro Scherer offered a more measured view…
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Pope Francis appealed for Christian unity on Wednesday pointing out that divisions between Christians of different denominations are hurtful for the Church and for Christ. Speaking to the crowds gathered in St. Peter’s Square for the weekly General Audience, the Pope said that we must not forget that there are many who belong to different…
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(Vatican Radio) The breakdown in marriage and family life, particularly in Western culture is not the result of “a crisis of truth, but rather as a crisis of methodology” and the “pastoral programs that attempt to address the negative issues impacting marriage and family life” fail to meet “the magnitude of the cultural challenges facing…
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(Vatican Radio) The Church must enter the sadness of fractured families with words of love to heal division and give children peace of heart. This was the moving reflection offered to Synod Fathers at morning prayer Wednesday by Archbishop Philipp Tartaglia of Glasgow, Scotland. He noted that “when husband and wife are happy together and…
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