The head of the Vatican's synod office says that when it comes to hot-button issues such as the reception of Communion for divorced and remarried Catholics and the blessing of same-sex couples, discussion cannot be limited to doctrinal concerns, but must also include pastoral considerations.Read More

Even though the first phase of the Catholic Church’s two-year-long Synod on Synodality convened by Pope Francis only ended in mid-August, “We can already see the fruits of the synodal process,” Cardinal Mario Grech, the general secretary of the synod, told America’s Vatican correspondent, Gerard O’Connell, in an exclusive interview conducted for America’s “Inside the Vatican” podcast...Read More

"More than a year ago, Pope Francis announced the Synod on Synodality, an initiative to take the pulse of the Catholic Church. U.S. Catholics have been mostly silent about this effort, but in several countries, including Australia, France, England and Wales, and Germany, things are moving full steam ahead."Read More

"At a press conference introducing the Continental Stage of the Synodal Process, Cardinal Jean-Claude Hollerich, SJ, says the first stage of the Synod produced a great hope that must be transformed into missionary dynamism."Read More

Aug. 25, 2022 Baltimore, MD – In 2018, an individual accused Michael Kuhn of child sexual abuse in Virginia during the 1970s.  Kuhn was ordained by the Diocese of Fall River, Massachusetts, in 1997 and was a member of the Virginia-based Youth Apostles Institute. .  In 2018, when the accusation was made, Kuhn was publicly suspended...Read More

Commonweal takes an inside look at the Synod on Synodality with the expectation that a different Church will emerge from the process.Read More

Joining with citizens across the city, I wanted to pay tribute to: Lieutenant Paul Butrim, Firefighter-Paramedic Kelsey Sadler, and EMT-Firefighter Kenny Lacayo of the Baltimore City Fire Department who died in the line of duty on Monday. These heroic individuals made the ultimate sacrifice in the service of our city for which we will always...Read More

The Archdiocese of Baltimore has determined that Father Demek remains suitable for ministry and the Archdiocese’s Office of Child and Youth Protection has recommended that, in light of the investigation, Father Demek be returned to active ministry.Read More