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Celebrating St. Phoebe

Where Are "U" in Our Catholic Ch^rch

VOTF's first review of diocesan compliance with child protection guidelines shows average score 67%

Listening to the Faithful: Synod 2021-2024

After six years, VOTF review shows some bishops clearly committed to financial transparency

Voice of the Faithful report addresses lay involvement in Catholic Church governance

Active Discernment of Ordained Women's Diaconate

In 2022, Voice of the Faithful marks 20 years of keeping the faith, changing the church

A Prayer for God's World


  • Voice of the Faithful Focus, Sept. 22, 2023

    Sept. 22, 2023 TOP STORIES Vatican considers child sexual abuse allegations against a former Australian bishop“The Vatican is considering the findings of a church investigation into ‘very serious and deeply distressing’ child sexual abuse allegations against a former Australian bishop, a church leader said on Tuesday (Sept. 19). Christopher Saunders, now 73, resigned in 2021 […]

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  • The synod could change whether women can be ordained as deacons or priests. These women are hopeful. / National Catholic Reporter

    Discerning Deacons co-directors Ellie Hidalgo and Casey Stanton told NCR they would like to see proposals about women’s participation emerge from the October meetings, especially since the topic surfaced in listening sessions around the world. By Heidi Schlumpf, National Catholic Reporter “Advocates for women’s ordination — to the diaconate, the priesthood or both — say […]

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  • Joseph F. Finn, Jr., CPA, 'Requiescat in Pace'

    It is with a heavy heart that we share the news of Joe Finn’s passing from this life on Friday, September 15, 2023. He and his wife Lynn were among the founding members of VOTF responding to the horrific news of abuse and coverup in our Church revealed on January 6, 2002. In 2012, Joe […]

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  • Editorial: Pope Francis, it's time to release the women deacon's report / National Catholic Reporter

    The courageous young adults who took part in the 2018 Synod of Bishops on young people pushed the 267 voting bishops at that assembly to say together that it was a “duty of justice” for the church to better include women in its all-male decision-making structures. By National Catholic Reporter Editorial Staff “By all accounts, Pope Francis […]

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  • Is synodality just another word for collegiality? / National Catholic Reporter

    But synodality goes beyond collegiality as a practical vision for the church. The instrumentum laboris (“working paper”) prepared for the synod delegates describes synodality not as a theory but as “a readiness to enter into a dynamic of constructive, respectful and prayerful speaking, listening and dialogue.” By Thomas Reese, National Catholic Reporter “In October, the Catholic Church […]

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