One of the outcomes of a Zoom meeting attended by more than 100 church reform advocates representing thousands of Catholics from Australia and New Zealand, was a call for the Australian bishops to appoint a woman as co-chairperson of the upcoming Plenary Council in that country. The Zoom meeting took place on July 16. Among Read more
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Advisor says Francis wants to reform papacy for Christian unity
Tuesday, August 5th, 2014
Pope Francis wants to reform the papacy to allow greater unity between the Catholic and Orthodox Churches, a newly appointed senior adviser says. Enzo Bianchi was appointed on July 22 as a consultor of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity. The Tablet reported him saying the Pope could allow a council of bishops, including Read more
Pope Francis, cardinals set to rewrite Church’s constitution
Tuesday, October 1st, 2013
Pope Francis and eight cardinals are set to meet at the Vatican this week to revise the Church’s constitution, news reports said. The Telegraph quoted Cardinal Oscar Rodríguez Maradiaga of Honduras saying the cardinal have received suggestions on Vatican reform from around the world. The current Church constitution was drawn up in 1988 by Pope Read more