Vatican City, Oct 14, 2023 / 11:55 am. Small-group reports from the Synod on Synodality won’t be made public — even though the documents have already been accessed by some journalists ...

In October 2019, a Synod of Bishops for the Pan-Amazon Region proposed ordaining married, elderly men to the priesthood to meet the pastoral needs of Catholics in remote areas of the Amazon.

The Catholic Church’s Synod on Synodality ended earlier this week with discussions about greater reform for women and LGBTQ Catholics, but with little promise of action, writes Celia Wexler.

In his sermon opening the synod, Francis urged participants to be “open to the surprises of the Holy Spirit.” Given the stresses the pope is trying to ease, the Holy Spirit has a lot of work ...

The Vatican’s nearly monthlong Synod on Synodality assembly, convened by Pope Francis, concluded this evening with members approving an ambitious text calling for greater “co-responsibility ...

Pope Francis' reforms of the Synod of Bishops to include laypeople as full, voting members show that the voice of the laity can no longer be discounted in the exercise of authority in the Catholic ...

In their first episode, McElwee and White discuss the pope's creation of 21 new cardinals of the Catholic Church, the Sept. 30 ecumenical prayer vigil for the synod in St. Peter's Square, and some ...