Theologian John Cavadini, director of the McGrath Institute for Church Life at the University of Notre Dame, penned an important article about the synthesis document that summed up the deliberations ...

For a Synod of Bishops whose purpose "is not to produce documents," as the Vatican's document for the continental stage put it, this synodal process has created quite a few good ones. The most recent ...

More than 50 bishops and Church leaders from the Federation of Asian Bishops' Conferences met in Samphran from 22 to 26 ...

VATICAN CITY — As the universal Church prepares for the first portion of a two-part Synod on Synodality, significant attention has been paid to new kinds of participants in a Synod of Bishops, ...

Pope Francis on Monday clarified that the final Synod on Synodality document — which calls for structural changes, including more lay and women participation in the Church — is part of the Church’s ...

(RNS) — I confess I fell asleep several times reading the new working document for the Synod on Synodality, which will have its second session this October. The working document, or Instrumentum ...

Leo is not just generally or vaguely supportive of Pope Francis’ reforming initiative; he is convinced of its fundamental ...

Bishops attend a Mass celebrated by Pope Francis for the closing of the 16th General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops, in St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican, Oct. 29, 2023. (Credit: Alessandra ...

The synodal process promoted by Pope Francis is coming to dioceses across the United States, each of which is being asked to hold “listening sessions” throughout Lent about the structure and ...

More than 50 bishops and Church leaders from across Asia gathered in Samphran, a western suburb of Bangkok, from September 22 ...

After three years of discussions at every level of the Catholic Church, a summit of Catholic bishops and lay people at the Vatican ended Saturday, with the publication of a document laying out a ...

They are outlined in Baptised and Sent, the document that will guide preparations for the gathering of hundreds of ...