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The Rev. Clarence Devadass, a Malaysian priest and synod delegate talks with hosts Colleen Dulle and Gerard O'Connell about the Asian delegation's contributions at the synod and the challenge of unifying such diverse experiences in a document.
Gen. Brice Oligui Nguema is sworn-in as Gabon's interim president during a Sept. 4, 2023, ceremony in Libreville, the nation's capital. Nguema seized power Aug. 30 after the military overthrew the incumbent president, Ali Bongo Ondimba, in the former French colony region in West and Central Africa. (OSV News photo/Reuters)
Gabon military leaders claimed that electoral malpractice was one of the reasons for the coup, but another surely must be the growing frustration of the general public with a ruling elite who live in luxury while life for average Gabonese, despite its oil riches, remains a struggle.
A Palestinian looks out from a hole in the wall of his house, damaged by airstrikes, in Rafah, southern Gaza Strip, on Oct. 18, 2023. (AP Photo/Hatem Ali)
Some humility about how much we really know can help prevent toxic rhetoric when we talk about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict with family, friends and colleagues of different faiths.
A Reflection for Monday of the Twenty-ninth Week in Ordinary Time, by Tim Reidy
People want to know that the issues they raised over the past few years in listening sessions in their parishes and dioceses are being taken seriously.
The Synod of Pistoia held in the church of S. Benedetto, Pistoia, 1786 (Wikimedia Commons)
The ghost of Pistoia is by now quite experienced at haunting Catholic memories.
President Joe Biden and Pope Francis spoke by phone Oct. 22 to discuss the conflict in Israel and Gaza and facilitating a path to “durable peace” in the region.
In this “Preach” episode, Sarah Hansman delivers a homily for the 30th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A, and shares with host Ricardo da Silva, S.J., how her corporate experience prepared her to take risks and practice vulnerability in preaching.
Pope Francis again called for a stop to the fighting in Israel and Palestine, as he appealed to both sides: “Brothers, stop! Stop!”
A Reflection for Saturday of the Twenty-eighth Week in Ordinary Time, by Michael J. O'Loughlin