Calgary Bishop William McGrattan, president of the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops, in an undated file photo. Bishop McGrattan and Archbishop Miller of Vancouver are currently in Rome attending the Synod Bishops. (Catholic Register file photo/Michael Swan)

Small steps with many better than big steps with a few, bishop says as Synod Session 2 gets under way

Just before the Second Session of the XVI Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops in Rome, a sentiment expressed by an African prelate at the first gathering in 2023 lingers with Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (CCCB) President Bishop William McGrattan. “He said it’s better to take smaller steps with a larger number...

From left, Fr. Fábio de Souza, Fr. Pierre Ducharme, O.F.M., and Fr. Daniel Ouellet, the Canadian priests taking part in the “Parish Priests for the Synod” international meeting.

Priests pumped to add voices to synod panel

They have yet to receive an agenda outlining what their Vatican visit will entail, but Fr. Fábio de Souza, Fr. Pierre Ducharme, O.F.M., and Fr. Daniel Ouellet told The Catholic Register they are ready to discern, listen and share at the “Parish Priests for the Synod” international meeting. At the Holy See’s behest, the Canadian Conference of...

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