The prayer service will take place just days before the launch of the 16th General Assembly of the Synod of... Read more
“It’s time to abolish mandatory celibacy,” Bishop Felix Gmür of Basel told the Swiss newspaper NZZ am Sonntag on Sept... Read more
Bishop Antonio Yao Shun of Jining and Bishop Joseph Yang Yongqiang of Zhoucun will participate in the October assembly. Read more
Synodality isn’t “a chapter in an ecclesiology textbook” or a “fad or a slogan to be bandied about in our... Read more
The Church’s synodal process will culminate in two global assemblies at the Vatican. The first will take place Oct. 4–28... Read more
The bishop issued the letter as a follow-up to an August document in which he warned of attempts to “present... Read more
“In the synod, there is no place for ideology,” Pope Francis told journalists on the flight from Mongolia to Rome. Read more
The pope spoke about the significance of the synod nearly one month ahead of the first Synod on Synodality assembly... Read more
The archbishop of Chicago spoke about the Germany Synodal Way and blessing of same-sex unions as well as the pontificate... Read more
For the first time, laypeople will be full voting members of the synod, which begins in October. Read more
The June 20 media briefing was held at the Holy See Press Office to present the synod’s Instrumentum Laboris, a... Read more
The Vatican released a new document on June 20 outlining key questions for the upcoming 16th General Assembly of the... Read more
“Discernment” topics include women deacons, priestly celibacy, and greater decision-making by the “People of God.” Read more
The Vatican announced Wednesday that there will be laypeople participating as voting members in the Synod on Synodality’s October assembly. Read more
Here is what was on the minds of Catholics who participated in the North American phase of the Catholic Church’s... Read more
Irme Stetter-Karp, the president of the lay Central Committee of German Catholics (ZdK), addressed delegates in the meeting in Prague... Read more
Cardinal Mario Grech and Cardinal Jean Claude Hollerich stressed that the Synod of Bishops is not meant “to address all... Read more
In an article published Dec. 13, Sister Nathalie Becquart said that there are many ways for women to serve the... Read more
At the heart of the synodal process is “a Church capable of radical inclusion,” according to a key document released... Read more
In a message marking the 60th anniversary of Vatican II’s opening, the general secretariat of the Synod on Synodality called... Read more