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D.C.’s new archbishop has been preparing for this all his life Cardinal Robert McElroy, the Catholic Church’s new man in Washington, is uniquely suited to the role. March 17, 2025 If Cardinal Robert McElroy had decided long ago to prepare himself for engaging with presidents, public policy and a deeply divided Washington, he might have […]

“It is no longer credible to separate the cry of women from the cry of the poor and the cry of the earth. I think the Catholic Church has been far too slow to wake up to that,” said  Professor Celia Deane-Drummond Pope Francis’ “willingness to affirm leadership” among women is “a sign of hope”,

When a 27-year-old woman leaves the Catholic Church and begins training to be a priest in the Church of England, it might be assumed it is because she was put off by clericalism or misogyny or the cover-up of abuse, or saw her route to ordination blocked. But something more fundamental is sometimes at play

I’ve been a granny for 21 months. My grandson calls me MorMor which is a tradition we’ve taken from the Danish side of my family. To read the rest of the article, please view the PDF.

For a Synodal Church:  Communion, Participation, Mission XVI Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops Second Session (2-27 October 2024) Final Document 26 October 2024 commentary by Jon Rosebank for Spirit Unbounded ‘Practised with humility,’ write the bishops in their final document from the 2024 Assembly (47), ‘the synodal style enables the Church to

My response today to James Martin’s article in yesterday’s America magazine “The final Synod report is one big wordy yawn signifying absolutely nothing, so much nothing it is not worth the Pope’s while to issue a post synodal exhortation. Nothing to see here, folks. Not one single thing has shifted even marginally. There is nothing

Revd Ruth Gee, a former president of Methodist Conference at the Open Table at All Hallows Anglican Church, LeedsAll photos by Lisa Loveridge In last Sunday’s readings for Sunday Mass, Jesus tells the religious authorities that all their ‘tradition’ is nothing but human teaching. It does not come from God. And James reminds us that

Ed note – We used this approach, not so-called, for discussion after contemplative prayer, in conjunction with lectio divina, in the early 90s. It would also be ideal for discussions around the Proposed Constitution for the Catholic Church, submitted as part of the synodal process. The main aims of the most recent version of the

Ed: Sr. Genny (Philippines) was an invited speaker for the October 2023 SpiritUnbounded.org event, though ultimately she was not able to participate. We continue thinking and working on how to best support Indigenous environmental leaders worldwide. From Alessandra Bergamin’s article In These Times, 10 July 2024 Before the day’s light had begun to dim, Brandon

From and with thanks to Casey Stanton, Co-Director of Discerning Deacons… Instead of word searching for what we want to see, I want us to start with the conclusion of the new Instrumentum Laboris (working document) which states clearly the ambitious and bold aim of the document which will guide a historic, month-long assembly this October.