WelCom May 2022 Pope Francis and other Church leaders have framed synodality as a decisive step in the Church’s renewal the Second Vatican Council proposed more than a half century ago. As the pope has explained it, a synodal church journeys together with all the baptised, including those whose voices are usually not heard. Pope […]
WelCom May 2022 The Royal Commission of Inquiry into abuse in care is extending the scope of its Anglican investigation to include several Protestant churches and closed faith communities. As well as adding the Presbyterian and Methodist and the Salvation Army churches, the Gloriavale, the Exclusive Brethren and Jehovah’s Witness communities are now included. The […]
WelCom May 2022 Every year on the Sunday prior to Pentecost, the Church celebrates the achievements of the communications media. World Communications Day (WCD) was established by Pope Paul VI to encourage us to reflect on the opportunities and challenges the modern means of social communications afford the Church to communicate the Gospel message. This […]
WelCom May 2022 In his Urbi et Orbi [‘to everyone’] blessing at Easter, Pope Francis lamented an ‘Easter of War’ as he prayed for peace in Ukraine and around the world. He gave the blessing following Easter Sunday Mass. Around 100,000 people were present at the Vatican and in the surrounding area for the blessing […]
WelCom May 2022 Pope Francis has given Russia’s President Vladimir Putin the edge of his tongue for launching a ‘savage’ war. The pope was speaking during a two-day visit to the island of Malta last month. Rather than use the Russian president’s name, Francis instead referred to Putin as ‘some potentate’ who had unleashed the […]
WelCom May 2022 Pope Francis has made a historic apology to Indigenous peoples for the ‘deplorable’ abuses they suffered in Canada’s Catholic-run residential schools. Francis, in an address to Indigenous leaders after meetings with Métis, Inuit and First Nations delegates, also said he hoped to visit Canada in July. One of the leaders, who want […]
WelCom May 2022 Australia’s Catholic bishops have welcomed their Government’s decision to see up to 450 asylum seekers resettled in New Zealand, but say hundreds more need to be offered a pathway out of detention. On 24 March 2022, Australia Minister for Home Affairs, the Hon Karen Andrews, and New Zealand Minister of Immigration, the […]
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WelCom May 2022 The preparatory documents for the 2021–2023 Synod of Bishops on synodality make it clear ‘every effort’ must be made to listen to the voices of those who feel ‘excluded or marginalised’ from society and the Church. Dioceses in the United States are reaching out to people with intellectual and physical disabilities, those […]
WelCom May 2022 Four properties owned by the Archdiocese of Seattle and St James Cathedral have been sold and will be redeveloped to create a carbon-neutral community that enhances the future of Seattle’s First Hill neighbourhood while also supporting the mission of the Catholic Church. Global developer Westbank and its affiliate Creative Energy have partnered […]