Does the Synod want to change doctrine?10 questions on the Synod's 'Instrumentum Laboris' published todayKeys and risks of a Synod that aims to involve the whole ChurchSunday 3
The Holy Father continues to ask prayers for Valencia and reflects in this Sunday's Angelus on whether 'love for God is the center of my life'.
Saturday 2
From the Laurentian Cemetery in Rome, the Holy Father presides a Mass in suffrage for all the faithful departed.
Friday 1
The Pope celebrates the feast of All Saints and prays for peace at the Angelus prayer.
Thursday 31
In his November prayer intention, the Pope invites us to pray that "everyone parents who mourn the death of a child or of a daughter find support in the community and obtain from the comforting Spirit peace of heart".
Francis received in audience the participants in the Italian National Congress of Educational Commitment of Catholic Action (MIEAC) and exhorted them to bring Christian education to unexplored terrains, marked by changes, in the midst of a process of secularization.
Wednesday 30
The Vatican Tribunal publishes the sentence of the trial of the London building. Becciu, Mincione and Torzi convicted of embezzlement of Holy See funds.
The Vicariate of Rome closes the diocesan phase of the cause for the Beatification of Father Pedro Arrupe, former General of the Jesuits.
General Audience on the action of the Holy Spirit in the Sacraments, specifically in the confirmation.
The Pope receives in audience the CELAM group "Project Hope", which for 25 years has been accompanying men and women who have lost a child, especially through the termination of a pregnancy.
Tuesday 29
The Vatican presents for the first time the first annual report of the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors. Identifies the lack of resources in Latin America, Africa and Asia and points out the lack of transparency in the Curia. Proposes improving processes, supporting victims and reviewing 15-20 bishops' conferences annually to strengthen abuse prevention in the Church.
Monday 28
Francis received in audience the Missionaries of St. Charles. Starting from the Jubilee theme "Pilgrims of Hope", which inspired the General Chapter of the Congregation.
Jubilee. Francis will open the Holy Door of a prison on December 26.
Pope Francis received the delegation of the Abrahamic Family House at the Vatican on Monday. The House is a complex in Abu Dhabi that includes a synagogue, a church and a mosque.
Sunday 27
The Chair of St. Peter will be on display in the Vatican Basilica until December 8. The wooden throne, symbol of the primacy of the prince of the apostles, removed from its monumental gilded bronze "reliquary" to allow for preparatory work for the Jubilee, can be admired on the altar of Confession beginning Sunday, October 27.
Saturday 26th
Synod Assembly concludes of synodality, with the local Churches at the center of the missionary horizon, in a 155-point Document that the Pope decided to launch without an Apostolic Exhortation.
Cardinal Schönborn is the new president of the Supervisory Commission of the IOR, the Vatican Bank.
Friday 25
The Pope receives in audience the General Chapter of the Passionists.
Legal agreement between the Holy See and the Czech Republic. Among other things, it reaffirms the inviolability of confession and conscientious objection.
On Friday afternoon, October 25, the Holy Father attended the diocesan assembly in the Basilica of St. John Lateran that concludes the itinerary "Bridging the Gap Beyond Inequalities".
Thursday 24
Summary of the encyclical "Dilexit nos".on devotion to the Heart of Jesus.
Pope asks confessors at St. Peter's to forgive everything: "We must forgive, not quarrel".
India celebrates the festival of Diwali, or Deepavali, based on an ancient mythology that represents the victory of truth over falsehood, of light over darkness, of life over death, of good over evil. The celebration, on November 1, marks the beginning of a new year, family reconciliation, especially between brothers and sisters, and the worship of God. For the occasion, the Dicastery for Interreligious Dialogue has sent a Message with the theme: "Hindus and Christians: promoting harmony in the midst of diversity and despite differences".
Wednesday 23
Last echoes of the SynodCardinal Ambongo made some statements on the diaconate of women, and also explained the opinions of Cardinal-elect Fr. Radcliffe regarding hypothetical pressures on African bishops. Finally, there were more than a thousand amendments to the final draft of the Synod.
On October 23, the 15th General Congregation of the Synod of Bishops took place, where the positions of the Ordinary Council of the General Secretariat of the Synod were renewed. The 17 members from now on will be: Youssef ABSI, Patriarch of Antioch of the Greek-Melkites; Timothy John COSTELLOE (Australia), Daniel Ernest FLORES (United States of America), Alain FAUBERT (Canada), Card. Luis José RUEDA APARICIO (Colombia), José Luis AZUAJE AYALA (Venezuela), Card. Jean-Marc AVELINE (France), Gintaras GRUŠAS (Lithuania), Card. Dieudonné NZAPALAINGA (Central African Republic), Andrew FUANYA NKEA (Cameroon), Pablo Virgilio S. DAVID (Philippines) and Card. Filipe DO ROSÁRIO FERRÃO (India).
With a reminder of yesterday's memory of St. John Paul II, whom he once again called "the Pope of families," Pope Francis invoked this morning at the General Audience the power of the Holy Spirit to renew the love of Christian couples. In addition, the Pope prayed intensely for peace, after receiving statistics on the dead in Ukraine.
Tuesday 22
China and the Vatican renew the agreement for the appointment of bishops for four years.
The Pope granted the request of Franciscan Bishop Paskalis Bruno Syukur, bishop in Indonesia, not to be created a cardinal during the next Consistory, in order to continue his growth "at the service of the Church and the people of God".
Monday 21
The prefect for the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, the Cardinal Víctor Fernándezshared the Holy Father's position by stressing that the diaconate does not resolve "the question of the millions of women in the Church. He also added that the Pope believes that the discussion on the female diaconate "is not ripe" at present.
Next Thursday, October 24, will be published the Pope's fourth encyclicalThe Pope had announced it in a general audience last June. The Pontiff had announced it in a general audience last June.
Sunday 20
Pope Francis presides the Holy Mass with the rite of canonization of 14 blessed in St. Peter's Square and recalls that these new saints lived according to the style of Jesus: service. Manuel Ruiz Lopez and seven companions, of the Order of Friars Minor, and Francis, Mooti and Raffaele Massabki, lay faithful, martyrs; Giuseppe Allamano, priest, founder of the Institutes of the Consolata Missionaries and the Consolata Missionary Sisters; Marie-Léonie Paradis, foundress of the Congregation of the Little Sisters of the Holy Family; Elena Guerra, foundress of the Congregation of the Oblates of the Holy Spirit, known as the "Sisters of St. Zita".
At the Angelus, after the canonization Mass, Francis relaunches the appeal for peace.
In a video message addressed to the participants of the Italian Catholic Action, the Pope recalled that Jesus' command "feed them" applies to all those in need, especially immigrants.
Friday 18
The two Chinese bishops present at the Synod expressed their unity with the universal Church in a greeting to the members of the Assembly.
Pope receives in audience Alejandro Arellano, newly appointed Dean of the Roman Rota Tribunal Pontifical Commissioner Plenipotentiary for Torreciudad.
The Schoenstatt Movement celebrates its 110th anniversary and receives the blessing of the Holy Father for the entire International Work.
Weekly summary of the third week of the Synod.
Thursday 17
The Pope has met in the Vatican with the former Prime Minister of Israel, Ehud Olmert, together with three former Palestinian Foreign Ministers: Nasser Al-Kidwa, Gershon Baskin and Samer Sinijlawi.
The Pope received the members of the G7 who met for a conference on "Inclusion and Disability", a first-time initiative. In the cordial tone of the papal audiences, Francis denounced what is being done to the unborn disabled. He also encouraged not to speak of disabilities but of different capacities.
Wednesday 16
In the today's general audience Wednesday, Pope Francis encouraged us to "speak to the Holy Spirit," who "gives us life in Christ, who makes us children of God, and gives us eternal life." "Try telling him our things, and see how it goes." He also recalled Sunday's World Mission Sunday, with the canonization of fourteen blessed, and prayed for peace.
The Pope receives the members of the Italian Society of Surgeons.
The Holy Father sends a message to the Director-General of FAOon the occasion of World Food Day. The Pope asks that the needs of those "at the bottom" never be put off.
The Mondadori publishing house announces the publication of an autobiography of Francis.
Tuesday 15
The Cardinal Matteo Zuppi travels to Russia to mediate family reunification of Ukrainian children and prisoner exchange.
The Pontifical Urbaniana University inaugurates the 397th academic year.
Monday 14
Beginning of the third week of the SynodThe program will address decision-making processes, transparency, accountability and evaluation.
