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2021 Spanish Program – 1st Module
We are very happy to welcome a new cohort of the Discerning Leadership Program (Programa de Liderazgo Discerniente in Spanish)...
Whose synodality? Social alliances and institutional models in global Catholicism
This Article was originally published at La Croix International Ecclesial synodality is something very old and, at the same...
Interview to Fr. David McCallum on Leadership – Il Sole 24 Ore
Fr. David McCallum is interviewed in Il Sole 24 Ore by Pierangelo Soldavini and Francesco Pagano. You can find the interview in...
Accompaniment for Discerning Leadership
“What needs to be done today is to accompany the Church in a deep spiritual renewal. I believe the Lord wants a change in the...
Card. Luis Antonio Tagle – To walk humbly with God
Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, provided a testimonial and spiritual...
Pope appoints Nathalie Becquart Under-Secretary at Synod of Bishops
Pope Francis has appointed Sr Nathalie Becquart and Fr Luis Marín de San Martín to be the Under-Secretaries of the Synod of...
2021 Spanish Program – 1st Module
We are very happy to welcome a new cohort of the Discerning Leadership Program (Programa de Liderazgo Discerniente in Spanish) during this first module in Spanish (8th - 11th) at the Pontifical Gregorian University. There is a very rich group of 27 participants (13...
Whose synodality? Social alliances and institutional models in global Catholicism
This Article was originally published at La Croix International Ecclesial synodality is something very old and, at the same time, something very recent. It is an integral part of the tradition of the Church. As the report of the International Theological Commission,...
Interview to Fr. David McCallum on Leadership – Il Sole 24 Ore
Fr. David McCallum is interviewed in Il Sole 24 Ore by Pierangelo Soldavini and Francesco Pagano. You can find the interview in English by clicking here
Accompaniment for Discerning Leadership
“What needs to be done today is to accompany the Church in a deep spiritual renewal. I believe the Lord wants a change in the Church.” Pope Francis This February we launched the Accompaniment for Discerning Leadership network, a worldwide community of practitioners...
Card. Luis Antonio Tagle – To walk humbly with God
Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, provided a testimonial and spiritual reflection to the Discerning Leadership participants on how Synodality in the Church has to be a humble walking with God. The talk is...
Pope appoints Nathalie Becquart Under-Secretary at Synod of Bishops
Pope Francis has appointed Sr Nathalie Becquart and Fr Luis Marín de San Martín to be the Under-Secretaries of the Synod of Bishops. Sr Nathalie, has spoken of her delight, saying it is a call to “serve the Universal Church” and she is on the “edge of a new adventure...
Card. Michael Czerny – The Church becoming Synodal
Cardinal Michael Czerny, Undersecretary for Migrants and Refugees for the Dicastery for the Promotion of Integral Human Development, provided a theologically rich and prophetic reflection to the Discerning Leadership participants on Synodality in the Church and how it...
Courses 2020
The second part of the Discerning Leadership 2020 Courses were held in December for both English (7th-10th) and Spanish (15th-18th) cohorts. In the English course participated 34 Church leaders (16 women and 18 men) and 24 in the Spanish (11 women and 13 men),...
Rebuilding from Covid-19: Discerning Leadership Promotes a New Way for Re-enchanting the World
One of the notable things highlighted by the Covid-19 pandemic is that the many decisions arising from it, whether pertaining to emergency responses, minimizing transmissions, or building back better, inevitably involve diverse viewpoints, contrasting options, and...
Massimo Faggioli – From Episcopal Collegiality to Ecclesial Synodality
Massimo Faggioli, Professor of Historical Theology at Villanova University in US, and author and columnist, offered a bright speech entitled "From episcopal collegiality to ecclesial synodality. What it means for Pope Francis in the reform of the Church" for the...
Sarah Broscombe
Fr. David McCallum, S.J.
Discerning Leadership Team
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Jesuits Global
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