The synthesis report did not use the term “LGBTQ+” or even “homosexuality” and spoke only generally of issues related to “matters of identity and sexuality.”
Pope Francis prayed for Mary's intercession and asked for her guidance in bringing peace to a world torn by conflicts and wars during a prayer service in St. Peter’s Basilica.
When I imagine how the next 11 months can be used most fruitfully, I think about something, or rather someone, who is largely missing from the synod in Rome: the parish priest.