Category: Lay people
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Lima lay movements in synodal assembly
The lay movements of the Archdiocese of Lima, Peru joyfully celebrated their Synodal Assembly as a sign of commitment and renewal toward a Church that listens, engages in dialogue, and discerns the challenges of our time, according to a local report.
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Whole of life formation needed: Cardinal Farrell
Opening the third plenary assembly of the Dicastery for Laity, Family and Life, Cardinal Kevin Farrell emphasised the need for “basic formation” in the Christian life among lay people.
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Prioritise lay vocation and mission
The Australian Church must prioritise formation for the lay vocation and mission, participants at an Adelaide Study Day on 6 December 2025 have said.
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Ecclesial movements meet
Representatives of 25 ecclesial communities and movements met with Australia’s Catholic bishops in Sydney on 21-22 August to strengthen their relationships and discuss ways to effectively collaborate.
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We are called to be a leaven: Bishop Long
“In a secular age, those who live and work ‘in the world’ are called to be leaven, transforming the culture from within, invisibly yet powerfully,” writes Parramatta Bishop Vincent Long Van Nguyen.
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ACI submission to the Synod on Synodality
ACI has published its submission to the Second Assembly of the Synod on Synodality focusing on the mission and vocation of lay people. Full text here.
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Webinar: Fr Louis Cameli: Rediscovering co-responsibility in mission
For our next ACI webinar, we have a very special guest from the USA, Fr Louis Cameli, Cardinal Cupich’s delegate for formation and mission in the Archdiocese of Chicago.
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Video: Bishop Peter Cullinane: Lay mission & vocation
Bishop Peter Cullinane, emeritus bishop of Palmerston North, Aotearoa-New Zealand, presented our April webinar on “The Mission and Vocation of Lay People.”
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Lay apostolate primarily witness: Pope Francis
“The apostolate of the laity is primarily that of witness!” Pope Francis told participants at a meeting organised by the Dicastery for Laity, Family and Life.
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Newark synod synthesis highlights “priesthood of the laity”
In its Synthesis for the Synod on Synodality.
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Video: Yves Congar’s Theology of the Laity
With French theologian, Fr Eric Mahieu of the Catholic Institute of Paris, on 7 June 2022.
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Pope Francis: New roles for lay people
New apostolic constitution, Praedicate Evangelium, reforms Roman Curia