The synod, the first in the Archdiocese of Cincinnati in 55 years, will bring together Catholics from 19 counties to discus ...

As we prepare the November issue of America for press, the delegates to the second session of the Synod on Synodality have just arrived in Rome and have begun their retreat before starting their ...

Opinion: With the Archdiocese of Cincinnati listen to local Catholics during its first synod in 55 years, or just pretend to?

Cardinal-designate Timothy Radcliffe, a theologian and former master of the Dominican order, who has been serving as spiritual adviser to the Synod of Bishops on synodality, appears on a screen as he ...

The most controversial issues may be off the agenda of next month’s Synod on Synodality assembly in Rome. But make no mistake about it: The Oct. 2-27 gathering could still lead to several big changes ...

A few weeks ago, in the run-up to the opening of the second session of the synod on synodality, the Prayer of the Faithful in our parish offered an intention for the synod and its delegates. Together ...

(RNS) — Instead of sweeping reform, the synod promises small changes with the potential of changing the culture in the church. VATICAN CITY (RNS) — As bishops and Catholic leaders gather at the ...

The Synod on Synodality is the fifth synod of Pope Francis’ pontificate. It marks the first time he has chosen to forgo writing a post-synodal apostolic exhortation in favor of adopting the text ...

Most of the synodal proceedings are behind closed doors, and the pope has asked participants not to speak to the media. Still, core issues are emerging. One attendee told me that the aula itself held ...

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 ...

Sister Nathalie Becquart, undersecretary of the Synod of Bishops. (Credit: Vatican Media.) Listen ROME – After the Vatican’s doctrine czar made it clear that the admittance of women to the diaconate ...

BUEA, Cameroon – A leading African prelate has said that dwindling numbers in western Churches can be reversed if they adopt the small Christian communities approach practiced by the Church in Africa.