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Here is What Pope Francis is Doing for the Week of All Saints’ and All Souls’ Days
At the Vatican, Pope Francis will mark this holy and significant season with prayer and two liturgies.
The Openness of the Synod on Synodality "will change the Church": Relator General
At the conclusion of the Synod on Synodality, Pope Francis’ monthlong Vatican assembly, one of the meeting’s leaders said the...
What Does the Synod on Synodality Document Say about "controversial" Issues?
The Synod on Synodality, the monthlong assembly convened by Pope Francis at the Vatican, released its final document containing the...
Practice Can Vary But Doctrine Has to Be "same for everyone": Synod Delegate
Archbishop Stanislaw Gadecki said Thursday one difficulty of synodality lies in distinguishing pastoral practice — which can be adapted —...
Synod on Synodality Addresses the Church in Letter to the People of God
“This is not about ideology but about an experience rooted in the apostolic tradition,” says the letter inviting the faithful...
Pope Francis on Women Deacons: "Holy orders is reserved for men"
Pope Francis reaffirmed the impossibility of women becoming priests, or even modern Church deacons, in an interview for a book...
The Synod on Synodality’s Listening "method" Comes from the Jesuits
Synod on Synodality delegates in Rome this month are participating in a “conversation in the Spirit,” a method of communal...
Theologian Points to Vatican II’s "dynamic" Tradition in Synod on Synodality Speech
Tradition “was a major point of discussion at the Second Vatican Council,” Father Ormond Rush said Monday.
Synod on Synodality Poses “no danger to the nature of the Church”: Cardinal Delegate
Cardinal Michael Czerny made his assessment one day after Synod delegates were presented with a theologian’s sweeping vision for the hierarchical...
Synod on Synodality Asked to "rethink the whole Church" According to Synodality
The next stage of the Synod on Synodality opened Wednesday with a call to focus on authority, decentralization, and the...
There’s "too much emphasis" on Women Priests: Theologian at Synod on Synodality
“As a woman, I’m not focused at all on the fact that I’m not a priest,” Renée Köhler-Ryan said at...
Pope Francis Highlights "little greatness" of St. Thérèse of Lisieux in Apostolic Letter
St. Thérèse of Lisieux, also called “The Little Flower,” was a French Carmelite nun who died in 1897 from tuberculosis...
The Devil “wants to see us divided,” SECAM President 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...
Africa, Oceania Delegates Say Synod on Synodality their Turn to Speak
Archbishop Andrew Nkea Fuanya of Bamenda, Cameroon, said at an Oct. 12 briefing that the Synod on Synodality is “a...
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...
Vatican Safeguarding Group Calls on Synod on Synodality to Address Abuse in the Church
The Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors has called on the synod to discuss sexual abuse this month.
Pope Francis Calls Gaza Priest as Israel Announces Blockade
The pope called Father Gabriel Romanelli, pastor of Holy Family Church, the only Catholic Church in Gaza City and in...
Synod on Synodality Asks Members to Foster Communion with the Marginalized
“All are invited to be part of the Church,” Cardinal Jean-Claude Hollerich said at the start of the Oct. 9...
FACT CHECK: Did 118 Participants at the Synod on Synodality Really Come Down with COVID?
After consulting doctors, Cardinal Mario Grech said there was no reason to be alarmed about the spread of COVID at...
Pope Francis: Do not Forget Your Life and Faith are a Gift from God
Do not forget to be grateful to God for the free gift of your life and faith, Pope Francis said...