Synod on Synodality Updates and Latest News
The Synod on Synodality, initiated by Pope Francis in October 2021, is a multiyear process initiated by Pope Francis to enhance the communion, participation, and mission of the Church. The Catholic Church’s massive synodal process has already undergone diocesan, national, and continental stages. It culminates in two global assemblies at the Vatican. The first monthlong session of the Synod on Synodality, concluded on Oct. 29, 2023, with the finalization of a 42-page synthesis report. The October 2024 session is expected to produce a final report, which will be presented to Pope Francis for his consideration in issuing any related teaching.
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Latvian bishop at Synod: If someone is living in sin, we can’t tell them that’s all right
“If there is a person living in sin and we tell this person, ‘Everything is all right with you, it’s... Read more
Synodality must be at the service of evangelization, archbishop says
Archbishop Gintaras Grušas also noted how St. Luke’s Gospel “highlights the important role of women in the life of the... Read more
Theologian at Synod on Synodality: There’s ‘too much emphasis’ on women priests
“As a woman, I’m not focused at all on the fact that I’m not a priest,” Renée Köhler-Ryan said at... Read more
Synod on Synodality ‘cannot remove pages from the Bible,’ synod archbishop says
Archbishop José Miguel Gómez Rodríguez, the archbishop of Manizales in Colombia, shares his experience at the Synod of Synodality. Read more
Chinese bishops leaving Synod on Synodality early
The two prelates are returning to China because of “pastoral needs,” a Vatican spokesman said Monday. Read more
This week at the Synod on Synodality: Participation focus comes amid exit of Chinese bishops
The Vatican confirmed that the bishops from the People’s Republic of China are leaving ahead of the event’s conclusion. Read more
Synod ‘setting the stages for future changes’ on role of women; first woman presides over assembly
Sister Maria de los Dolores Palencia Gomez, a Sister of St. Joseph of Lyon, spoke at a press briefing about... Read more
Synod on Synodality reports not ‘secret,’ but still won’t be shared, spokesman says
The decision was communicated Saturday by Paolo Ruffini, president of the synod’s communication commission, at a press briefing. Read more
Synod on Synodality 2023: Work begins on the final text as second week wraps up
The past week risked being overshadowed by a letter about the German Synodal Way shared with synod participants by Bishop... Read more
Thousands at Fátima Shrine pray for peace in the Holy Land and Ukraine
In his reflection before the faithful from 35 different countries, Cardinal Américo Aguiar encouraged the faithful to pray to the... Read more
Synod on Synodality delegates make a pilgrimage to Rome’s catacombs
Hundreds of delegates took a break from their discussions of synodality to visit the catacombs of St. Sebastian and St.... Read more
Cardinal Hollerich: Beginning today the Synod is addressing ‘some of the key points’
Speaking at the Synod on Synodality, Cardinal Jean-Claude Hollerich shared an introductory reflection on the “co-responsibility of the mission.” Read more
Synod on Synodality: Italian nun claims St. Paul attended ‘non-ritual female liturgy’
Mother Maria Grazia Angelini claimed that St. Paul “inserted himself into a ‘non-ritual’ female liturgy” when he arrived in the... Read more
The devil ‘wants to see us divided,’ cardinal says at Synod on Synodality Mass
“If we have the courage to look at our current reality as a Church, it won’t be hard to see... Read more
Report: Confidential Synod on Synodality records aren’t secure
The Pillar report Friday raises questions about who has been spying on the Synod on Synodality’s supposedly private deliberations all... Read more
Oceania, Africa delegates say Synod on Synodality is their turn to speak
Archbishop Andrew Nkea Fuanya of Bamenda, Cameroon, said at an Oct. 12 briefing that the Synod on Synodality is “a... Read more
Mexican dubia cardinal: A synod ‘does not have doctrinal authority’
In an Oct. 6 telephone interview with ACI Prensa, CNA’s Spanish-language news partner, the 90-year-old cardinal said “doctrinal authority resides... Read more
Synod on Synodality members ask ‘for greater discernment’ of Church teaching on sexuality
Spokesman Paolo Ruffini told the media that while some have asked for further discernment on the Church’s teaching, others said... Read more
The cardinals at the Synod on Synodality: A prelude for the next conclave?
While not exactly a dress rehearsal for an upcoming conclave, the Synod on Synodality provides a setting for numerous cardinals... Read more
Pope Francis has lunch with Rome’s poor who tell him ‘what they expect from the Church’
Like the synod assembly participants, the lunch guests were asked “what they expect from the Church,” Paolo Ruffini told journalists... Read more
