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Ireland’s Catholic bishops announce national synodal assembly
Ireland’s Catholic bishops have announced that they will hold a national synodal assembly “within the next five years.” Read more
Cardinal Grech to Irish bishops: ‘A synodal process promises an ecclesial springtime’
Cardinal Mario Grech told Irish bishops that embarking on a “synodal process” could lead to an “ecclesial springtime.” Read more
Pope Francis names religious sister, priest as under-secretaries of the Synod of Bishops
Pope Francis Saturday appointed a Spanish priest and a French religious sister as under-secretaries of the Synod of Bishops. Read more
Pope Francis appoints Maltese bishop as secretary general of Synod of Bishops
Pope Francis appointed a new secretary general of the Synod of Bishops Wednesday. Read more
Pope Francis announces a Synod on Synodality for the Catholic Church
The next ordinary Synod of Bishops will be a synod on synodality, the Vatican announced March 7. Read more
Next ordinary synod of bishops to be held in 2022
The next ordinary assembly of the synod of bishops is to be held in the fall of 2022, according to... Read more
Amazon synod final report an 'instrument', communications official says
As the Amazon synod nears a close, a communications official downplayed Wednesday the importance of the assembly’s final report, saying... Read more
Missionary: Married priests in Amazon wouldn't get to the root of the problem
A South American missionary to Angola who is participating in the Amazon Synod at the invitation of the pope has... Read more
As Minnesota synod begins, archbishop says Church is listening
The Catholic Church in Saint Paul and Minneapolis has begun a series of “prayer and listening events” to help prepare... Read more
Archdiocese of Saint Paul-Minneapolis announces synod
Minnesota’s largest diocese will hold a synod— a meeting designed to help the bishop shepherd his local flock— during Pentecost... Read more
Eucharistic yuca not on the table at Amazon synod, Vatican says
Vatican officials have said there are no plans to discuss changing the matter of the Eucharist during an upcoming synod... Read more
Pope Francis prays for victims of synagogue shooting
“May the The Most High welcome the dead in his peace, comfort their families and support the wounded,” Pope Francis... Read more
Synod letter to young people: Our sins must not be an obstacle for your trust
In a letter read out at the synod closing Mass, bishops wrote to young people “our frailties and sins must... Read more
Synod document calls for ‘participatory, co-responsible’ Church
The final document of the Synod of Bishop’s fifteenth general session was approved by the members and released late Saturday.... Read more
Youth synod final document addresses 'all types of abuse'
The prevention of sex abuse and abuse in all its forms is a topic of the 2018 Synod of Bishops’... Read more
Synod bishop: 'John Paul II guided me through my youth'
On the feast of Saint John Paul II, one synod bishop reflected on how the Polish pope inspired generations of... Read more
Who will draft the youth synod's final report?
The 2018 Synod of Bishops has selected a group of bishops and priests who will draft the synod’s final document... Read more
Youth synod bishop apologizes to young people on behalf of Church leaders
Archbishop Anthony Fisher of Sydney apologized to young people on behalf of Church leaders in a speech at the Synod... Read more
Archbishop Chaput to youth synod: Developed nations stuck in a 'moral adolescence'
While the idea of being “forever young” can seem appealing, the underdevelopment of morality is a problem in developed nations,... Read more
Archbishop Chaput tells synod to announce Christ not ‘ideologies and social sciences’
Archbishop Charles Chaput told the Synod of Bishops that the confidence to announce the truth of the faith is essential... Read more
