A bishop participating in the Vatican’s Amazon Synod said Saturday he would ordain women in his communities as deacons if... Read more
Here are a few facts about the Amazon synod, as told by the numbers. Read more
A network of organizations has united to promote gatherings devoted to the spirituality and culture of indigenous Amazonian people, all... Read more
Bishop Wilmar Santin of Itabituba, Brazil said Thursday that the Church has worked to eradicate the practice of tribal infanticide... Read more
The push by some Westerners to use the Vatican’s Amazon synod to advance their personal agendas is an insult to... Read more
A contributor to the working document for the Vatican’s Synod of Bishops on the Amazon region made his case Wednesday... Read more
Some participants at the Vatican’s Synod of Bishops on the Amazon have responded critically to a proposal that the Church... Read more
In his opening remarks for the Amazon synod Monday, Pope Francis said the assembly’s working document is meant to be... Read more
At the opening Mass for the Amazon synod Sunday, Pope Francis prayed that the Holy Spirit would give the bishops... Read more
This week, two groups who say their voices are not often heard by Church leaders held events to speak out... Read more
Speaking at a press conference Thursday on the Vatican’s upcoming Amazon synod, Cardinal Lorenzo Baldisseri, head of the Synod of... Read more
Cardinal Marc Ouellet, prefect of the Congregation for Bishops, presented a book Wednesday arguing that in the face of challenges,... Read more
Just days before the Amazon synod of bishops is to convene in Rome, a symposium of students of Pope Emeritus... Read more
Cardinal Sean O’Malley, archbishop of Boston, and Bishop Robert McElroy of San Diego are among those chosen by Pope Francis... Read more
For the next two months, most of the ink spilled by Catholic journalists will be dedicated to the Amazon, and... Read more
The decision to proceed comes despite a warning from Pope Francis to the German bishops that they must remain in step with... Read more
Two cardinals have sent letters to fellow members of the College of Cardinals, raising concerns about the working document for... Read more
A long-time missionary bishop of the Amazon River delta has said that the working document for an upcoming synod of... Read more
A hospital boat named the “Pope Francis” set sail this week in the Amazon River to bring medical care to... Read more
The ordination to the priesthood of mature, married men, sometimes called viri probati, is among the topics to be addressed... Read more