Examining the Synod on Synodality’s ‘conversation in the Spirit’ — By: Catholic News Agency

Synod on Synodality delegates meet in round table discussion groups Oct. 21, 2023. / Credit: Vatican Media Rome Newsroom, Oct 24, 2023 / 15:00 pm (CNA). Synod on Synodality delegates in Rome this month are participating in something called “conversation in the Spirit,” a method of communal discernment based on prayer and listening. “Synodal listening…

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In letter to diocese, Patriarch Pizzaballa urges: ‘It is time to stop this war’ — By: Catholic News Agency

Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, OFM, patriarch of Jerusalem. / Credit: Daniel Ibáñez Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Oct 24, 2023 / 08:25 am (CNA). Editor’s note: Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the Latin patriarch of Jerusalem, published this letter to his diocese on Tuesday, Oct. 24. It is reprinted here in full. Dear Brothers and Sisters,May the Lord give you…

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Ukraine Parliament advances bill seen to ban Russia-linked Orthodox church from country — By: Catholic News Agency

The Verkhovna Rada, Ukraine’s unicameral legislative body, located in Kiev. / Credit: Drop of Light/Shutterstock Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Oct 24, 2023 / 10:50 am (CNA). The Ukrainian Parliament this month advanced legislation widely seen as an attempt to ban an Orthodox church from the country over allegations that it is linked to Russia. The Verkhovna…

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