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Synod: an experience of grace, communion, collegiality and service, says the bishop of Bilbao

2015-10-24 12:34

Vatican City, 24 October 2015 (VIS) – This morning Bishop Mario Iceta Gavicagogeascoa of Bilbao, Spain, pronounced the final meditation before the Synod Fathers participating in the 14th Ordinary General Assembly of the...

Telegram of condolences for the accident at Puisseguin

2015-10-24 12:35

Vatican City, 24 October 2015 (VIS) – Cardinal Secretary of State Pietro Parolin has sent a telegram of condolences on behalf of the Holy Father to Archbishop Jean-Pierre Richard of Bordeaux, France, following the road a...

Synod: Ugandan bishops focus on vocation and mission of family

2015-10-23 14:11

(Vatican Radio) Amongst the bishops participating in the General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops on the Family is Bishop Joseph Antony Zziwa of Kiyinda-Mitayana and Vice President of the Ugandan Episcopal Conference.He...

Irish Church must respond better to challenges of family life

2015-10-23 17:48

(Vatican Radio) How far has the Irish Church come in responding to the challenges facing families today? What have its leaders learnt from the same-sex marriage referendum earlier this year? What response are they cont...

Synod of bishops fine-tuning final document on family life

2015-10-23 16:42

(Vatican Radio) With just two days to go until the end of the Synod of Bishops on the Family, participants on Friday gave their reactions to a draft of the final document which is now being fine-tuned and will be voted...

Pope: Times change and Christians must change continuously

2015-10-23 13:13

(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis said on Friday (23rd October) that the times are changing and we Christians must change continuously, freely but within the truth of the faith. He urged Christians to look at the signs of t...