Summarizing the first half; other items

Magister looks at the first half of the Synod and sums up the different points of the primary discussions and he also comments on the relative lack of discussion over celibacy.

ROMA, October 12, 2005 – At its halfway point, the synod of bishops on the Eucharist has shown the worldwide Church a portrait rich with contrasts.
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Read the complete article The Synod: The Eucharist Determines the State of the Church’s Health from www.chiesa.

Vaticanisti discusses the confirmation of the new US ambassador to the Holy See, Francis Rooney here.