Any limitations and rules regarding media access and communications during the upcoming Synod of Bishops are rooted in the “essence” of a synod, said the head of the synod’s communication committee.

The rectory is dead. Long live the rectory!

Cardinal Dolan said that in remembering the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, Americans should also reflect on Sept. 12, 2001, when Americans came together to console and recover.

If you trust the Holy Spirit, there’s no reason to fear Pope Francis or the Synod.

“This is what the pope is asking of us,” Cardinal-designate Christophe Pierre said. “We are not only defenders of ideas, because if I defend only one idea, whoever disagrees with me becomes my enemy.”

A Reflection for the Feast of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, by Sam Sawyer, S.J.