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 ...

Is there more than meets the eye in the framing of discussions about ecclesiastical governance and the relationship between the local Churches and the universal Church — the main topic of conversation ...

Editor's note: This story has been updated to include comments from Cardinal Jean-Claude Hollerich and from Pope Francis' homily for the Oct. 27 Mass closing the synod. Pope Francis' three-year ...

(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 ...

This story appears in the Synod on the Family feature series. View the full series. Pope Francis blesses new spouses with holy water while celebrating the marriage rite for 20 couples during a Mass in ...

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 ...

Participants in the opening session of the 16th General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops follow Pope Francis on monitors in the Paul VI Hall at The Vatican, Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2023. (AP Photo/Gregorio ...

(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 ...

Rome — Pope Francis opened a big meeting Wednesday on the future of the Catholic Church, where contentious topics will be discussed. The three-week General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops at the ...

The Church of England’s General Synod will meet in London from 9 to 13 February 2026. The outline of its business is online here, and is copied below the fold. Full details of each item will be on the ...