Before the second session of the Synod on Synodality kicks off in Rome at the beginning of October, participants will gather in retreat to pray together and ask forgiveness for sins in a penitential ...

Parents juggle time-zone differences, missed birthdays and unexpected homework calls as they help chart a future course for the Church. Clockwise from left: Australia’s Kelly Paget poses with her ...

With hot-button issues sidelined and major changes seemingly off the table, progressive Catholics feel led astray by synod organizers’ grand promises. Dominican Cardinal-designate Timothy Radcliffe ...

(RNS) — The synod’s job is over. Now it is up to the rest of the church to become synodal. VATICAN CITY (RNS) — The Synod on Synodality, which has been a three-year process of worldwide consultation ...

When Lisa Amman went to Mass the day after the conclusion of the Vatican summit on the future of the Catholic Church, several parishioners offered condolences and words of encouragement. Some were ...

Participants in the assembly of the Synod of Bishops gather for an afternoon session Oct. 25, 2023, in the Paul VI Audience Hall at the Vatican. (CNS photo/Vatican Media) Pope Francis has decided that ...

(RNS) — The second session of the Synod on Synodality will take place this October as a follow-up to the first session that occurred last October. Here are five things to look for as the synod ...

(RNS) — Women deacons, priestly formation and other contentious questions won’t be a part of the next synod in October. VATICAN CITY (RNS) — A three-year process aimed at putting the most pressing ...

Synod members, along with Pope Francis, attend the morning session in the Paul VI Audience Hall at the Vatican Oct. 15, 2024. Credit: CNS photo/Lola Gomez VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The study groups Pope ...

The bishops taking part in Pope Francis' recent major Vatican summit on the future of the Catholic Church wanted to express "a certain amount of sorrow" over how women have been treated by the global ...

A wooden statue of a pregnant woman is pictured in the Church of St. Mary in Traspontina as part of exhibits on the Amazon region during the Synod of Bishops for the Amazon in Rome Oct. 18, 2019.

The 15th ordinary Synod of Bishops is meeting now to discuss young people, the faith, and vocational discernment. Many have referred to this nearly month-long meeting as the "Youth Synod." This raises ...