Open Letter to Pope Re Appointments to Synod

Dear Pope Francis: When you called the Extraordinary Synod on the Family, we welcomed this initiative as a genuine attempt to consult the people of the Church. We now write to you on the cusp of the Synod to express our dismay at the process employed in selecting...

CCRI’s 2015 Plans

As we spend this year preparing for the 2015 Ordinary Synod, CCRI strives to reform our Church from an exclusive club made up of members who keep all the rules to an inclusive community where all are welcomed. Like Pope Francis, our vision is a Church more like a...

CCRI’s 2014 1st Worldwide Gathering in Rome

Our Forum on theFamily: Listening to the Faithful was well received. Church Reform representatives share hopes for the Synod and action steps being taken Left to right: Reyanna Rice, Concerned Catholics of Montana, U.S.; Mary Beth Stein, Council of the Baptized, U.S.;...

Francis’s Vision for the Church

You will gain an insight into the pope’s vision of the Church and how he sees his role by reading his pre-conclave comments to the Cardinals the evening prior to his election in 2012. These comments may guide all reform organizations toward a more effective...

History of Catholic Church Reform International

History of Catholic Church Reform International through the media and press releases Catholic Church Reform Int’l (CCRI) was founded in June 2013 shortly after the election of Pope Francis by Rene Reid and Robert Blair Kaiser. A teleconference was held in early...