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October 22, 2015

Final report to be a general guide, not hard answers, says cardinal

Pope Francis outlined his vision for how the entire church must be "synodal" with everyone listening to each other, learning from each other and taking responsibility for proclaiming the Gospel.

VATICAN CITY - After nearly three weeks of intense discussion and debate, the Synod of Bishop's final document on the family was not expected to have any hard-hitting answers, a member of the drafting commission said.

Published in Vatican
April 10, 2012

A nation’s story is not told only in politics

A recent trip to Ottawa and Parliament Hill, Fr. de Souza’s “cardinals’ week” in the capital, showed that the Parliament buildings tell the story of Canada beyond politics, including our religious roots.

OTTAWA - About a month ago it was cardinals’ week here in the nation’s capital. Our chaplaincy at Queen’s University was hosting the visit to Canada of the archbishop of Bombay, Cardinal Oswald Gracias. Given that it was his first visit to our country, and that he was flying into Ottawa, it was arranged that he would visit Parliament. The Speaker of the Senate, Noel Kinsella, received him and gave him a tour of the red chamber and the speaker’s offices. Afterward, the Speaker of the House of Commons, Andrew Scheer, hosted a dinner in Cardinal Gracias’ honour.

Published in Fr. Raymond de Souza