COMMENTARY: Definitions of synodality have finally been offered in the synod’s final report, including everything and leaving nothing out. Pope Francis addresses those in attendance at the closing ...
A month after attending the Vatican’s Jubilee of Synodal Teams and Participatory Bodies (Oct. 24–26), Canadian lay leaders involved in the Church’s synodality movement hosted a webinar to reflect on ...
“I was delighted at the conclusion of the synod to hear Pope Francis basically say: ‘O.K., that’s enough. Basta. We’ve talked enough. We’ve discussed enough. We’ve written enough. Now let’s go out ...
Parents juggle time-zone differences, missed birthdays and unexpected homework calls as they help chart a future course for the Church. Clockwise from left: Australia’s Kelly Paget poses with her ...
(RNS) — The synod’s job is over. Now it is up to the rest of the church to become synodal. VATICAN CITY (RNS) — The Synod on Synodality, which has been a three-year process of worldwide consultation ...
Members of Table 25 (author on left) pose with Pope Francis in the Paul VI Aula on the final day of the Synod on Synodality. (Photo: Vatican News) Colleen asked, “Do you feel the Holy Spirit present?” ...
The goal of the second and final meeting of the Synod on Synodality underway at the Vatican is understanding and exercising synodality in the church, rather than immediately resolving specific issues, ...
There is no single model for what synodality should look like in all countries and cultures, Pope Leo XIV said in a discussion with synod leaders from around the globe held at the Vatican on Friday.
Prayer groups are sponsoring an online platform through which you can “adopt” a Synod on Synodality member to pray for during the month of October. After submitting an email address on the webpage ...
From the beginning of his papacy, Pope Francis has waged war against clericalism and called on the clergy to be servants of the people of God. This struggle continued in the synod on synodality, which ...
Three weeks into the second session of the Synod of Bishops, journalists wanted to know what outcomes the synod members were moving toward, but several synod members said it is too soon to tell. The ...
Editor's note: This story has been updated to include comments from Cardinal Jean-Claude Hollerich and from Pope Francis' homily for the Oct. 27 Mass closing the synod. Pope Francis' three-year ...