Behind Vatican Walls: Synod of Bishops and Nobel Prizes

Alicia Ambrosio

Friday, October 9, 2015

VCPope
The Synod of Bishops on the Family started this week. For a run down of what has been discussed so far, watch this week’s edition of Vatican Connections, or Salt and Light’s special synod coverage, Inside the Synod.
There were a few non-synod items of interest over the past week. The pope’s message for World Youth Day 2016 was released. This international World Youth Day will be in held in Krakow, Poland next summer. The full text of the message is available in English here.
There was also a nine day papal visit to Cuba and the United States. The trip ended with a nearly one-hour long press conference on board the papal flight from Philadelphia to Rome. The full text of that presser is available here in English.
While not really Vatican-related, the Nobel prize winners were announced this week. Once again it was widely believed in church circles that Pope Francis could be awarded the prize. Instead, the Nobel committee threw everyone a curveball. The winner of the 2015 Nobel Peace prize is the Tunisian National Dialogue Quartet. The widespread reaction to the announcement was “who?”. Here is some background on the Quartet and their work in helping Tunisia avoid civil war.
--
CNS/Paul Haring
Watch this week's Vatican Connections below:
Every week brings new, exciting, and sometimes juicy headlines from behind Vatican walls and every week Alicia delves deeper into one of those headlines. For a full run down of what’s been happening behind Vatican walls, watch Vatican Connections. Already watch the program? Come back every Friday for an in-depth look at an issue, headline or person. Season 4 of Vatican Connections premieres Friday, September 11, 2015 at 8:00 pm ET.


Related Articles:

Category: Apostolic Journeys, Featured, Pope Francis, Synods, Vatican Connections

Tag: Catholic, Families, Inside the Synod, Nobel Prize, Pope Francis, Pope in Cuba, Pope in United States, Synod of Bishops, Synod of Bishops 2015, Tunisian National Dialogue Quartet

“To the heights” with Pier Giorgio Frassati

Monday, July 28, 2025

Maria Montemayor

From the age of 17 until his death at 24, Frassati lived a purposeful, Christ-oriented life of prayer, service, and adventure.

Jubilee of Bishops: Meditation of Pope Leo XIV

Wednesday, June 25, 2025

Pope Leo XIV

During the Jubilee of Bishops, Pope Leo XIV gave a meditation at the Altar of the Chair in St. Peter's Basilica. He said that "a Bishop is a witness to hope by his example of a life firmly grounded in God and completely devoted to the service of the Church. This will be the case only insofar as he is conformed to Christ in his personal life and in his apostolic ministry. The Spirit of the Lord will then shape his way of thinking."

Pope’s Prayer Network Monthly Intention for May 2025

Wednesday, May 7, 2025

Pope Francis

We pray that through work, each person might find fulfillment, families might be sustained in dignity, and that society might be humanized.

Is a real Conclave so political?

Tuesday, May 6, 2025

Matthew Neugebauer

Popular depictions of Conclaves often show a political drama with lots of maneuvering and intrigue. At heart, it's also a deeply synodal act of spiritual discernment. How can we reconcile these two diverging perspectives on papal elections?

The ecumenical legacy of Pope Francis | One Body

Saturday, May 3, 2025

Nicholas Jesson

Nicholas Jesson reflects on the late pope's achievements on the journey to Christian unity and human fraternity.