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Catholics' reports on the state of the Church are in. Here's what they have to say. / Religion News Service
Clericalism is a scourge on the Church, Catholics say, and women are not included.Religion News Service “More than a year ago, Pope Francis announced the Synod on Synodality, an initiative to take the pulse of the Catholic Church. The U.S. Catholics have been mostly silent about this effort, but in several countries, including Australia, France, […]
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In the Vineyard: July 31, 2022
In the Vineyard :: July 31, 2022 :: Volume 22, Issue 14 National News Join Us for VOTF’s 20th Year Commemoration Twenty years! Please join us on Saturday, Oct. 29, 2022, at the Boston Marriott Hotel Newton, when our friends and supporters will gather (in person again!) to pray, learn, plan, and socialize–as a community–when we honor […]
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Voice of the Faithful Focus, July 29, 2022
TOP STORIES Women are now helping to select Catholic bishops. It is historic and long overdue.“Reforming the church has been compared to turning a large ship around: You can’t hurry the task or you risk capsizing the ship. Last week (July 13), however, Pope Francis hurried his reforms quite a lot. The appointment of three […]
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In the Vineyard: July 18, 2022
In the Vineyard :: July 18, 2022 :: Volume 22, Issue 13 National News Registration Open: VOTF 20th Year Commemoration You can now register for Voice of the Faithful’s 20th Year Commemoration, which will take place on Saturday, Oct. 29, 2022, at the Boston Marriott Hotel Newton. We’re organizing the event with plenty of time for interactive […]
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Voice of the Faithful Focus, Jul. 15, 2022
TOP STORIES The church with no faith in its women“‘Embarrassing. Shocking. Scandalous and absolutely unacceptable.’ The 86-year-old Benedictine nun Sister Joan Chittister was in bed this week – recovering from a bout of COVID – when she read that the plenary council of the Australian Catholic Church had refused to pass two pretty gentle, anodyne […]