- Author: Archdiocese of BrisbaneI've written already in my blog about Pope Francis' remarkable speech a few days ago in the Audience Hall at a celebration of the 50 years of the Synod of Bishops. I...
- Author: Archdiocese of BrisbaneYesterday, being Sunday, was free from Synod commitments. But that didn't mean free from praying and eating - both of which are done in considerable quantities during the Synod, free...
- Author: Archdiocese of BrisbaneMore out of duty than anything else, I went this morning to the Audience Hall (below the Synod Hall) for a celebration of the 50 years of the Synod of...
- Author: Archdiocese of BrisbaneRome and the Vatican can always surprise, even when you think you know the nooks and crannies well. Yesterday morning I arrived at the Hall with Bishop Eugene Hurley, and...
- Author: Archdiocese of BrisbaneYesterday morning the Pope wasn't in the Synod Hall because he was out in the rain in St Peter's Square at the General Audience. I thought he might say something...
- Author: Archdiocese of BrisbaneHere's the second part of my interview with Joshua J McElwee of the National Catholic Reporter. Joshua's story can be found on the NCR website. NCR: You've given a couple...
- Author: Archdiocese of BrisbaneI've been surprised by the attention this blog has garnered. One thing it shows is the high level of interest in this Synod right around the world and in some...
- Author: Archdiocese of BrisbaneI enjoyed speaking in Rome with Joshua J McElwee of the National Catholic Reporter. Over the next two days, Joshua is publishing the interview that we conducted. You can visit Joshua's story...
- Author: Archdiocese of BrisbaneIt's taken quite a while, but finally a typically Roman melodrama (not untinged with psychodrama) has emerged in and at the fringes of the Synod. Its focus is the "private"...
- Author: Archdiocese of BrisbaneWith the sun shining brightly on the free day, I decided to head to the Beda College for lunch. I have a student for the priesthood there, Brendan Gormley, and...
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