Pope, cardinal advisers discuss collegiality, role of women
byBy Justin McLellan, Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — During two days of meetings, Pope Francis and his closest cardinal advisers discussed the relationship…
Synod of Bishops on synodality
Final synod document is magisterial, must be accepted, pope says
byBy Justin McLellan, Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — Doubling down on the centrality of synodality in the Catholic Church, Pope Francis said that…
U.S. bishop: Church needs decentralization, not doctrinal fragmentation
byBy Justin McLellan, Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — The decentralization of certain aspects of the Catholic Church’s governance, as proposed in the Synod…
Church must recognize, ask pardon for its sins, pope says before synod
byBy Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — The Catholic Church cannot be credible in its mission of proclaiming Christ unless it acknowledges…
Synod on synodality: Second session sets sights on mission
byBy Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — With many of the concrete, hot-button issues removed from the agenda and turned over to…
Second synod session to open with penitential liturgy
byBy Justin McLellan, Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — The second session of the Synod of Bishops on Synodality, set to bring 368 bishops,…
Synod document seeks responses to welcoming, serving everyone
byBy Carol Glatz, Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — The working document for the October assembly of the Synod of Bishops on synodality has…