October 9: Shifting Peripheries

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The rise in religious vocations from Africa and Asia now means that “the exchange of the gifts is shifting from the West to the East," the Archbishop of Tokyo said.

October 8: The Harmony of the Whole

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"We are one family here, working and praying for peace and for the unity within the church," said Archbishop Gintaras Grušas.

October 7: Frameworks and Foundations

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At the end of week one, Pope Francis announced the creation of 21 new cardinals and delegates completed their first set of reports.

Sunday Reflection: A Cloister Walk

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Returning to the Basilica of Saint Mary of the Angels and Martyrs to tour the 16th-century Carthusian cloister.

October 4: Questions of Emphasis

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An overemphasis on “niche” issues can have unintended negative effects on the church and the world, Australian Bishop Anthony Randazzo said on Friday.

October 3: A Prayerfully Persistent Witness

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Prayer services hosted by Discerning Deacons and FutureChurch enlivened the hope for a more co-responsible church.

October 2: Of Silence and Sundials

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Notes from our first day in Rome.

October 1: The Source of Lost Joy

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A précis for a pilgrimage, a journalistic assignment.