Michael KellyA key adviser to the worldwide synod has said that the Church in Ireland must seize the energy of the event to put parishes on a “genuinely missionary footing”.
Synod must put Irish Church in ‘mission mode’
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Synodality can help us fulfil the Church’s mission – evangelisation
Synod on Synodality faces task of helping Catholics evangelise effectively, writes Kimberley Heatherington “Evangelising,” Pope Francis has said, “is the Church’s mission. It is not the mission of only a few, but it is mine, yours and our mission.” How the Church equips Catholics to carry out this mission to preach the Good News…
Synod document sets stage for wide-ranging debate on women and structures
When prelates and lay delegates gather in October for the upcoming Synod of Bishops, they will be asked to directly confront a number of pressing questions including the possibility of women deacons, access to the priesthood for married men, the integration of LGBTQ+ Catholics and penance for sexual abuse and the abuse of power, conscience…
Embrace synod to become ‘listening Church’ – Bishop Connell
Ireland’s newest bishop has said that the synodal path inaugurated by Pope Francis is an opportunity for the Church to become more participatory. Speaking after his ordination in St Mel’s Cathedral in Longford on Sunday, Bishop Paul Connell, new Bishop of Ardagh and Clonmacnois, said: “Placing our faith and trust in God involves, above all,…