Tag: synod

With the 16th Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops soon to get underway, there's a certain question that needs to be faced:...

VATICAN CITY -- Priests should try to help show the true face of the church as an open, welcoming home inhabited by the Lord...

When Pope Francis announced that the next world Synod of Bishops would convene on the topic of synodality, a lot of eyebrows were raised....

DAVENPORT, Iowa -- An idea began brewing in Patrick Schmadeke's head as he listened to an interview with Xavière Missionary Sister Nathalie Becquart on...

ROME -- Women around the world are participating in the process of the Synod of Bishops, but many of them fear that, despite promises,...

VATICAN CITY -- Cardinal Mario Grech, secretary-general of the Synod of Bishops, said in the process to create a more "synodal church," one where...

VATICAN CITY -- The Vatican announced that Pope Francis will formally launch the process of the Synod of Bishops with a Mass in St....

On a number of occasions over the past six and a half years, Pope Francis has called his listeners to live out the Gospel...

VATICAN CITY -- To the list of members of the Synod of Bishops elected by national bishops' conferences, Pope Francis added cardinals from 14...

The concept of "synodality," originally applied to bishops meeting together to discuss church teaching, has become increasingly important and extended since the Second Vatican...