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Part of the family: Abuse survivors need special care, says Australian Synod Observer
In an interview with Catholic News Services last week, Dr Harries said a significant number of people no longer go to church “because of the abuse and we have to work out ways to deal with that”.
Dr Maria Harries speaks on Church and family in the contemporary world
Reflecting on the impact she is hoping to make, Dr Maria Harries recently spoke to the eRecord from Rome about her experience as a participating Catholic laywoman within one of the most significant ecclesial events of the year.
Special Report : Take a positive approach to families, synod members say
The first week of the Synod of Bishops on the Family ended with near unanimous calls to be more positive in describing family life today and to show more appreciation for Catholic families living close to the Church’s ideals. But there were also widespread questions among synod participants about the work they are expected to produce.
World Meeting of Families a perfect prelude to synod
There could not have been a better event leading up to the Synod of Bishops on the Family than the World Meeting of Families, Philadelphia, attended by Pope Francis from 22 to 27 September 2015.
Pope says synod is not parliament, but a place to listen to the Holy Spirit
The world Synod of Bishops on the family is not a parliament where participants will negotiate or lobby, Pope Francis said, but must be a place of prayer where bishops speak with courage and open themselves to “God who always surprises us”.
Pope says he left US praying for, impressed by, its people
As the American Airlines plane taking him to Rome from Philadelphia took off, Pope Francis said he pictured the faces of all the people he met, and he prayed for them.
Serve people, not ideology, Pope tells Cubans at Havana Mass
As Cubans finally face the prospects of calmer relationships and greater ease of communication and commerce with the United States, Pope Francis told the Cuban people that love and service, not anyone’s ideology, are the keys to their happiness.
‘Complex’ trip to Cuba, US will be Pope’s longest
Pope Francis’ tenth foreign trip will be the longest of his pontificate and, with stops in Cuba, three US cities and the United Nations, it also will be a “very complex trip”, the papal spokesman said.
Pope simplifies annulment process, asks that it be free of charge
While a juridical process is necessary for making accurate judgments, the Catholic Church’s marriage annulment process must be quicker, cheaper and much more of a pastoral ministry, Pope Francis has said this week.
Pope designates 1 September as World Day of Prayer for Care of Creation
Like their Orthodox brothers and sisters, Catholics will formally mark next Tuesday, 1 September as the World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation, Pope Francis has decided.
