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Pope Francis’ visit boosted the church. The pope himself? Not so much

Pope Francis’ visit boosted the church. The pope himself? Not so much

Pope Francis’ first U.S. visit gave his already-high favourability ratings only a modest bounce with most Americans — and no bounce at all among Catholics.

Cardinal Wilfrid F. Napier of Durban, South Africa

More open approach can ease fear of Synod manipulation, cardinal says

VATICAN CITY - Greater emphasis on small-group discussions and incorporating that work into the Synod's final draft document is helping alleviate any suspicion of the Synod being manipulated, said one of the four Synod presidents.

Demonstrators hold batons as they take part in a Sept. 27 march to mark the first anniversary of the disappearance of 43 students from a teachers college in the southern Mexican state of Guerrero. The Mexican bishops' conference and the Vatican have confirmed Pope Francis will visit Mexico in 2016.

Pope Francis may travel to Mexico in 2016

VATICAN CITY - The Vatican said Tuesday (Oct. 6) that “concrete steps” were being taken to arrange a papal trip to Mexico, with reports Pope Francis’ visit could come in early 2016.

Bishops arrive in procession for the opening Mass of the Synod of Bishops on the family in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican Oct. 4.

Pope says ministry to divorced, remarried is not only topic for synod

VATICAN CITY - As the discussion began at the world Synod of Bishops on the family, Pope Francis urged members not to act as if the only question that mattered was the pastoral care of divorced and civilly remarried Catholics, his spokesman said.

Pope Francis and members of the Synod of Bishops on the family pray at the synod’s opening session Oct. 5.

Pope: Synod is not parliament, but place to listen to Spirit

The world Synod of Bishops on the family is not a parliament where participants will negotiate or lobby, Pope Francis said, but it must be a place of prayer where bishops speak with courage and open themselves to “God who always surprises us.”

The 270 cardinals, priests and priests who are voting members of the Synod of Bishops on the family concelebrated the synod’s opening Mass Oct. 4 with Pope Francis in St. Peter’s Basilica.

Fidelity, truth, love must guide church outreach to families, Pope says

VATICAN CITY  — In a world filled with challenges to marriage and family life, the Catholic Church is called “to carry out her mission in fidelity, truth and love,” Pope Francis said at the Mass opening the world Synod of Bishops on the family.

Cardinal Alanchery

Synod fathers can learn from familial bond

MISSISSAUGA, ONT. - The Church must rediscover its role in helping and supporting families at this fall’s Synod on the Family, one of the leading Asian cardinals told The Catholic Register.

Veteran Vatican journalist Robert Mickens expects Pope Francis to “rattle cages” at the Oct. 4-25 Synod of Bishops on the Family. He said Francis is not afraid of debate and he expects the Pope will increase the frequencies of Synods in the future.

Divorced, remarried Catholics at the forefront of this year’s Synod

TORONTO - Robert Mickens is expecting Pope Francis to “rattle cages” during the Synod of Bishops on the Family by challenging the world’s bishops to face and address the problems within the Church.

Back to the synod: Year given for 'discernment' also brought debate

Back to the synod: Year given for 'discernment' also brought debate

VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis planned two gatherings of the Synod of Bishops to focus on the family and urged participants to use the year between the assemblies as a time for "true spiritual discernment" with both study and prayer.

A woman reacts to Pope Francis' final words during the closing Mass of the World Meeting of Families on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway in Philadelphia Sept. 27.

Lesson for synod seen in joy evident at World Meeting of Families

PHILADELPHIA - It's difficult to forget Pope Francis' passionate Sept. 26 speech, his gestures and the tone of his voice when he addressed the value of the family in Philadelphia.

Kim Davis, a Rowan County, Ky., clerk, celebrates her release Sept. 8 from the Carter County Detention center in Grayson, Ky. The Vatican Sept. 30 did not deny reports that while in Washington, Pope Francis briefly met with Davis, who was jailed for refusing to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples.

Vatican says Pope's meeting with Kentucky clerk is not endorsement

VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis' meeting with Kim Davis, the county clerk from Kentucky who was jailed for refusing to issue marriage licenses, does not equate support for her "position," a Vatican spokesman said.

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