The XVI Ordinary Council of the General Secretariat of the Synod concluded its first in-person meeting at the Vatican on June 27, 2025, giving formal approval to the Pathways for the Implementation Phase of the Synod, a key document designed to guide local Churches worldwide in the implementation of synodality.
The 29th Annual Conference of the Asian Media Information and Communication Centre, Inc. (AMIC) convened under the theme “Talk ASAP: The Africa-Asia Pacific Dialogue on Communication Issues.”
For the President of the Commission for Information of the Synodal Assembly, the Synod on Synodality this October in Rome is not only a time for dialogue but also an opportunity to pause and profoundly listen to one another.
The Holy Father on Monday lengthily responded to questions or doubts called “dubia” presented by five Cardinals, according to the website of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith.
The Holy Father named Cardinal Stephen Chow Sau-yan, S.J., bishop of Hong Kong, China, for the Dicastery for Interreligious Dialogue and Cardinal Sebastian Francis, bishop of Penang, Malaysia, for Promoting Integral Human Development.
Pope Francis has published an Apostolic Exhortation building on his 2015 encyclical. “We’re not reacting enough,” he says, “we’re close to breaking point,” according to Vatican News.
Despite facing rejection, Jesus does not allow Himself “to be imprisoned by disappointment,” but instead looks to the Father, remaining “serene even in the storm,” the Pope said.
“Artificial intelligence and wisdom of the heart: for a fully human communication” is the theme chosen by Pope Francis for the 58th World Communication Day, which will be observed in 2024, according to Vatican News.
"We believe in God who loves us, and love is never a noun; it is a verb: dynamic, active. Everyone is loved by God, so everyone is 'beloved' and, hence, loving. We need to share this good news with everyone. That is our mission,” said Auxiliary Bishop Joseph Ha Chi-shing.
“That is why we ask, in common prayer, to learn again to be silent: to listen to the voice of the Father, the call of Jesus and the groaning of the Spirit,” Pope Francis said.
The report explored religious and ethnic identity and attitudes towards other religions; and different patterns of religious belief and practice across religious communities and countries.
Archbishop Alencherry said, “He revolutionized Indian agricultural production by developing high-yield varieties of wheat and rice, integrating chemical-biological technology.”
