Pope’s reform agenda struck by headwinds
A new book on Pope Francis argues that, given the various crises which face the Catholic Church, what’s needed is a new blueprint, especially here in Ireland, says .
A leading theologian has urged the Irish bishops to announce the convocation of a national assembly or synod to consider the future of Catholicism in Ireland, citing Pope Francis’s advocacy of synodal governance for the Church in keeping with the spirit of the Second Vatican Council (1962-65).
