At the first General Congregation of the Synodal Assembly on October 2, members of the ten groups established by the Pope in ...

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One South African theologian described “a deep sense of disillusionment that the church, on the one hand, is saying we need ...

Rev. Angela Nevitt Meyer of Roman Catholic Womenpriests-USA joined other advocates for women's ordination in Rome, where they prayed near the site of synod on synodality.

The second session of the 16th Ordinary Synod of Bishops, running from Oct. 2–27, marks a critical phase in the Church’s ...

On the first day of the final session of the Synod of Bishops on Synodality, a study group responsible for evaluating the ...

The Vatican’s doctrinal summit opened this week with one issue deemed to be out of bounds: Female deacons. Cardinal Víctor Manuel Fernandez, the Vatican’s prefect of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of ...

Bishop Rolando Álvarez Lagos is once again in the news after Pope Francis appointed him to participate in the second session ...

On the first day of the final session of the Synod of Bishops on Synodality, the study group responsible for evaluating the ...

Pope Francis has opened the second phase of his big Catholic reform project, with widespread calls for women to take up more positions of responsibility in the church topping the agenda – but ordained ...

Kicking off the next phase of a closely-watched Vatican reform synod on Wednesday, Pope Francis urged delegates to focus on ...

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