The synod in a communiqué signed by Rt. Rev. Timothy Olatunji, Diocesan Bishop, and Very Rev. Sunday O. Ajiboye, Synod Secretary during the 13th Synod of Methodist Church Nigeria, Diocese of ...

Rev. Melissa L. Stoller was elected the next bishop of the Southwestern Pennsylvania Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America — the first woman to hold the position. The Southwestern ...

Members of the Ernakulam-Angamaly Archdiocese of the Syro-Malabar Church, under the banner of One Church, One Mass movement, the pro-synod group, laid siege to Mount St. Thomas, the Church’s ...

This year’s Synod follows a contentious meeting in 2024, when the denomination determined LGBTQ-affirming churches must repent — or leave.. Around 34 churches have since disaffiliated, King ...

The Kuki Christian Church (KCC) Manipur Synod has dedicated its new Centre in Keithelmanbi, Kangpokpi District, marking a significant step following the loss of its previous office in Dewlahlane ...

CNA Newsroom, Jun 19, 2025 / 10:06 am. Pope Leo XIV has named Bishop Shane Mackinlay — an influential voice in the Synod on Synodality — as the next archbishop of Brisbane, Australia.

Charlotte expected synod leaders to hold Buresh accountable, or at least help keep her and her children safe. But according to a deposition she gave years later in another woman's lawsuit against ...

Lutherans in the North Carolina Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America are choosing a new bishop this weekend at their annual assembly. As Bishop Tim Smith contemplated his last 10 ...

The North Carolina Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) has elected its first female bishop. Some 541 voting members elected the Rev. Emily Hartner, 43, on the fifth and ...

The three will join 14 others, including representatives from the General Synod, the Anglican Communion, and the House of Bishops. The names of these other members were confirmed last week (News, 16 ...

The synod’s next general assembly, scheduled for October 2022, is titled “For a Synodal Church: Communion, Participation, and Mission.” Sr. Becquart made significant contributions to the Synod of ...

In 2019, Pope Francis appointed Sr. Becquart a consultor to the General Secretariat for the Synod of Bishops, ahead of the Synod on the Amazon. Sr. Becquart knew from her work on the Synod on Young ...