Luxembourg Cardinal Jean-Claude Hollerich described (the Church’s two millennia of belief) the process of synodality initiated by Pope Francis as “irreversible.” At the same time, referring to the Church in Europe, Cardinal Hollerich told Kurier.at that this “process of decline is also a process of healing.”
Archbishop Luc Terlinden of Mechelen-Brussels, president of the Belgian Bishops’ Conference, attended the opening Eucharist of the Catholic University of Leuven on 16 September. He took a seat in the front row at St Peter's Church in Leuven. During this Novus Ordo, verses from the Quran (26:69–70) were chanted in Arabic. The liturgy also included contributions from the Jewish, Protestant and Anglican communities. A university representative informed AdVaticanum that the University Parish's decision to incorporate interreligious contributions had been made "in consultation with the Rectorate and the Flemish bishops". The Eucharist was presided over by Jesuit Fr Jacques Haers.
A passage from the Quran asking “What do you worship?” was chanted during the opening Mass at Catholic KU Leuven attended by Archbishop Luc Terlinden Islamic prayer asking ‘What do you worship?’ …
A 'ritual concert' featuring shamanic elements was held inside a medieval Spanish church. On September 18, Barcelona’s Romanesque church of Sant Pau del Camp hosted a “ritual concert” by Kuyay Santosha. The event featured ancestral chants, improvisation and music presented as a bridge between the human and "the sacred". Santosha describes her work through healing music, ancient spiritual ritual, and uses instruments including a shamanic drum. Tickets cost €25. Sant Pau del Camp is being used for the Novus Ordo.
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