MISSION statement: Revised 2026

We are a group of Catholics, some of whom are ordained, brought together by our love of Christ’s Church and a desire to be part of the synodal renewal it needs.
 
Inspired by the legacy of the Second Vatican Council, and the call to Synodality for the Church of the third millennium, we want to contribute fully to the life of our Church so that it may be a more effective and inclusive sign of the Kingdom of God.
 
To enable this, we wish to promote listening, dialogue and receptivity within the Church, and with all people of good will, open to the promptings of the Holy Spirit.
 
Accordingly, we aim to facilitate opportunities to share experiences, practices and insights to discern our hopes and aims for the Church in the world today.

THEOLOGY statement:

ACTA is a movement built from below by clergy and laity alike in every diocese in England and Wales. It exists to give those people an effective voice. It is an instrument to establish and promote space for a trusting dialogue within a hierarchically structured people’s Church.
 
ACTA believes that the reforms of the Second Vatican Council are the only way forward for mission to modern society. It is not a small chapel of selected followers; it believes in the Church as a “big tent”, with open doors. As a free and representative association of believers, it seeks to liberate the expertise in the ranks, so as to bring added energy and witness to the Church in the world.

Towards Reform for Mission

Written by: Paul Pannicia

We have posted the third article in our 2014 series "Reflections", titledTowards Reform for Mission. The article posits that Pope Francis’s initiatives are tentative steps towards reform in order that the Church may be more credible to undertake its mission. The Pope's elected lifestyle makes him an authentic witness and evangelist. His exhortation, Evangelii Gaudium, extends magisterial teaching on mission and evangelisation, in a line from Vatican II’s Ad Gentes, giving hope for a revitalised Church much as the Easter mystery gives hope for new transformed life.

A married priesthood would right many wrongs

Written by: Alex Walker

The Tablet Blog: Pope Francis has indicated he is open to the possibility of allowing married priests, but as The Tablet reports this week, he says it is up to individual bishops’ conferences to reach a consensus on the issue first and then petition Rome.

Read more: A married priesthood would right many wrongs

Study indicates wide rejection of new translations by US clergy

Written by: Joshua J. McElwee NCR

Joshua J. McElwee | Apr. 8, 2014 NCR Today

A vast majority of leaders of U.S. Catholic parishes polled for a new survey say they find the new English translation of the Mass "awkward and distracting," with half agreeing it "urgently needs to be revised."

Read more: Study indicates wide rejection of new translations by US clergy

The Pope's Revolution

Written by: BBC

 

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Argentina: Presidential godmother for gay couple's baby

Written by: BBC

Argentina's leader, President Cristina Fernandez de Kirshner, has become godmother to the child of a lesbian couple who was baptised in a Catholic church. Umma Azul, who is just over two months old, was baptised in the city of Cordoba. One of the couple was quoted as saying that they selected Ms Fernandez as godmother to thank her for supporting gay rights.

Carina Villarroel and Soledad Ortiz said that baby Umma's baptism was a sign of "social change" in the Catholic church.

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