Union Catholic Regional High School in Scotch Plains, N.J. recently held synod listening sessions to understand how students relate with the Church and discover ways to improve that relationship. The … Learn More
What does your family (or families in general) need from the Catholic Church? “Joy.” “Continued love and support.” “Having families feeling included and supported.” These are some of the responses … Learn More
Listening sessions Listening Sessions have been going very well with parishes, youth groups, ministries, parish catechetical leaders and catechists, parents, Catholic school students, religious institutes, and more. The African American, African … Learn More
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — All Christians are invited to pray for unity and continue to journey together, said Cardinals Mario Grech, general secretary of the Synod of the Bishops, and … Learn More
We have been told that this Synod is different, that walking together applies to all of us, the “ordinary” Catholics, that Pope Francis wants to make sure our voices – … Learn More
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The synodal process is a path of engagement that makes room for the Holy Spirit, and not a “majority consensus like a parliament” to guide the … Learn More
Information Sessions Nearly 30 Information Sessions in Spanish and English were held around the Archdiocese, both in person and via Zoom recently. Sessions were held at parishes with catechetical leaders, catechists, … Learn More
The effort to connect with all the Catholics in the Archdiocese of Newark is underway. The impressive undertaking is in response to Pope Francis’ desire to hear from as many … Learn More
Laypeople deserve to be heard, and Pope Francis is inviting the church to hear their voices through the synodal process now underway, Cardinal Joseph W. Tobin of Newark, New Jersey, … Learn More
As Archbishop Bernard A. Hebda of St. Paul and Minneapolis sees it, the church-wide synod called by Pope Francis is all about the Holy Spirit. For the next several months, … Learn More
