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Encouraging greater "synodal" practices in the Catholic Church should help the church find a greater balance between the ...

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The second half of the synod brings with it concerns with synod methodology and the future of ordained ministry. On this ...

Confusion at this stage in the synod may not be a bad thing. As Pope Francis has often said, the Holy Spirit first creates ...

As the pope’s Synod of Bishops on Synodality breaches the halfway point, participants are now debating the “doctrinal ...

Decentralizing doctrinal authority, or deciding certain doctrinal questions at local levels rather than universally, has been ...

At the current synod, whose purpose is to address “communion, participation, and mission” in the church, women’s role is on ...

Prayer groups are sponsoring an online platform through which you can “adopt” a Synod on Synodality member to pray for during ...

Participants in the Synod of Bishops gather with Pope Francis for an ecumenical prayer service Oct. 11, 2024, in the Square ...

ANALYSIS: Tuesday’s ‘women’s ordination’ event, which synod delegates were invited to via mass email, is a good illustration ...

In 2021, Sister Nathalie Becquart became the first woman to vote at any Vatican meeting when Pope Francis appointed her ...