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Synod on Synodality "cannot remove pages from the Bible," Synod Delegate Says
Archbishop José Miguel Gómez Rodríguez, the archbishop of Manizales in Colombia, shares his experience at the Synod of Synodality.
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.
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 earlier today.
Women Role: Synod “setting stages for future changes”, First Woman Presides over Assembly
Sister Maria de los Dolores Valencia Gomez, a Sister of St. Joseph, spoke at a press briefing about the participation of women in the ongoing Synod of Synodality and what it might mean for the future.
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 how the Evil One is at work, ” Fridolin Cardinal Ambongo Besungu, the Archbishop of Kinshasa in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), who doubles as the President of the Symposium of Episcopal Conference of Africa and Madagascar (SECAM), has said.
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 Georg Bätzing of Limburg.
Synod Addressing “some of the key points” from Today: Synod General Rapporteur
The Synod's relator general stressed, "The purpose of the mission is precisely to extend the scope of communion, enabling more and more people to meet the Lord and accept his call to be part of his people.”
Synod 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. Callistus located on Rome’s ancient Appian Way on Oct. 12.
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 chance for the voice of Africa to be heard.”
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 there’s no need for it.
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 Oct. 11.
Synod on Synodality: Who is Overseeing the Draft Report at the End of the Assembly?
Synod on Synodality delegates elected this week the members of a commission who will supervise the drafting of a “synthesis report.”
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 general congregation.
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.
This Week at the Synod on Synodality: Deliberations and Veiled Agendas
Concerns linger about the potential for pressure groups to sway the synod’s course.
Outcome of Synod Will be Welcomed as the "will of God,’" says African Cardinal
Congolese Cardinal Fridolin Ambongo Besungu described synodality as “a new way of being a Church.”
Synod on Synodality 2023: Facts, Anecdotes, and Analysis from the First Week
Facts, anecdotes, and analysis from the first week of the 16th Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops at the Vatican.
Secrecy at the Synod on Synodality: What we know about delegates’ confidentiality requirements
The Synod on Synodality’s official regulations no longer allow Synod delegates to share their personal interventions with the public.
What is Being Discussed During the First Week of the Synod on Synodality?
During the first full day of work Oct. 5, participants met in small groups of about 12 people where they received a homework assignment.
“Dubia” Not an Attack on Pope Francis Nor His Agenda: One of Five Cardinal Authors Says
The cardinal was speaking at a conference in Rome on Oct. 3 on the theme “the synodal Babel” to discuss the main points of contention raised by the synod.
