by | Jun 8, 2016 | Australia
by Paul Collins I was talking recently about the Synod with a very experienced parish priest. He said that if the bishops thought we were all waiting with bated breath for their decision regarding the divorced remarried receiving Communion, then they really do live in...
by | Jun 8, 2016 | CCRI News
Vatican City, 4 June 2016 – Today, following a proposal made by the College of Cardinals, the Holy Father has approved ad experimentum the statute of the new dicastery for the laity, family and life, which will merge from 1 September 2016 the existing Pontifical...
by | May 29, 2016 | United States of America
Urges inclusion of women with diaconal calls alongside recognized experts. FutureChurch commends Pope Francis for his plan to create a commission to study the feasibility of restoring women to the permanent diaconate. ” This is an historic breakthrough, but we...
by | May 19, 2016 | Prayers
by Frances Croake Frank Did the woman say, When she held him for the first time in the dark of a stable, After the pain and the bleeding and the crying, ‘This is my body, this is my blood’? Did the woman say, When she held him for the last time in the dark rain on...
by | May 16, 2016 | Newsletters
Greetings at the start of this Pentecost Season of the Church: CCRI is here to support reform movements coming from various organizations throughout the world. If you agree, we invite you to sign the following three petitions: Petition in Support of Married Priests...
by | May 16, 2016 | CCRI News
Catholic News Service reports that when Pope Francis met members of the International Union of Superiors General, the leadership group for superiors of women’s orders, on May 12, he accepted a proposal that he establish a commission to study the role of New...
by | May 15, 2016 | Letters to the Pope
Pope Francis wants to hear from you – whether you are Catholic, former Catholic, a Christian or non-Christian. Please read this letter and, if you agree, join us in signing it.You may sign the letter as an individual or on behalf of an organization or you can do both...
by | May 12, 2016 | New Zealand
Hi Folks, Here is the link to the New Zealand magazine Tui Motu Interislands, which I find very inspiring and links me to people who are seeking reform in various ways, many of whom have long since left regular attendance of Church. Each month it follows a them -this...
by | May 12, 2016 | Prayers
Suggested by Ed Shreurs Invictus Out of the night that covers me, Black as the Pit from pole to pole, I thank whatever gods may be For my unconquerable soul. In the fell clutch of circumstance I have not winced nor cried aloud. Under the bludgeonings of chance My...
by | May 12, 2016 | CCRI News
Joshua McElwee is reporting this in the NCR today Pope Francis has announced he will create a commission to study the possibility of allowing women to serve as deacons in the Catholic church, signaling an historic openness to the possibility of ending the global...
