Synod on Synodality 2023: What to Make of the Summary Report? (Nov. 4)

Daniel Ibáñez Participants in the first general ordinary assembly of the Synod on Synodality speak to the media Oct. 26 at the Vatican. The month-long meeting of Catholics at the Vatican known as the Synod on Synodality ended last weekend with the issuing of the synod’s synthesis report. The report marking the close of this […]

OSV News Showcase | November 3, 2023

Good evening! This week brought us through what I like to think of as the “autumnal triduum” of the church.  Those three days — Halloween, All Saints Day and All Souls — remind us that we are both mortal and yet redeemed, and meant for eternity. They tap us into the quiescence of the calendar […]

Open Letter to Francis: Why Are You Destroying the Religion of the Saints?

Dear Francis, We write to you as fellow sinners, in great need of God’s mercy. In various ways — especially through your Synod on Synodality and persistent opposition to proselytism — you have asked Catholics to have respect for all baptized Christians and their particular religious beliefs. This openness to the religious beliefs of others […]