by Rene Reid | 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 Rene Reid | 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 Rene Reid | 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 Rene Reid | 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 Rene Reid | 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...