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."
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?
Nicholas Jesson reflects on the common faith of Christians, the theme of this year's Week of Prayer for Christian Unity.
Sixty years after Lumen Gentium, the question is as relevant today as it was then: What kind of Church is God calling us to be and to become?
What has your experience been of praying with others? Have you ever prayed with others using the Bible, Sacred Scripture, the Word of God?
Julian reflects on the presence of the Holy Spirit to guide us in difficult decisions and lead us forward.
At the 2024 Session of Synod, participants experienced the ecumenical witness as a summons to repentance, conversion, and self-offering for the sake of unity found in Christ.
If ecumenical partners recognize each other, how much more then should those who share full communion accept each other as “sisters and brothers in the Lord”?
The first part of the 2024 Session of the Synod was framed by a Penitential Vigil on October 1 and an Ecumenical Vigil on October 11.
Julian reflects on how God speaks to us through other people and how we need to be attentive to the needs of others.