Tag: Synod of Bishops

  • January 31, 2023

Synod focus is listening to Spirit, not debating hot topics, cardinals say

The principal task of the continental assemblies and the assemblies of the Synod of Bishops in 2023 and...
  • January 25, 2023

Vatican rejects proposed governing council of bishops and laity in Germany

Germany's bishops do not have the authority to establish a permanent decision-making body of bishops and laypeople that...
  • January 24, 2023

Church tensions are not new or all bad, says Cardinal Hollerich

Pope Francis did not need to launch listening sessions for the Synod of Bishops for people to discover...
  • January 17, 2023

Pope announces ecumenical prayer before synod assembly in October

Encouraging Catholics to participate in the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, Pope Francis also announced that before...
  • January 17, 2023

Texts attributed to Cardinal Pell criticize pope, synod process

Australian Cardinal George Pell, who died in Rome Jan. 10, never made a secret of his staunch adherence...
  • November 1, 2022

Synod reports show enthusiasm for mission, but also identify obstacles

Catholics around the globe long to share the Gospel with a world in need, but they see situations...
  • November 1, 2022

Enlarge the tent: Synod document sees desire for greater inclusion

Around the world, listening sessions for the Synod of Bishops gave many participants a sense of finally being...
  • October 18, 2022

Pope announces a second session for Synod of Bishops assembly

Saying he did not want to rush the process of discerning how the Holy Spirit is calling the...
  • October 10, 2022

Dream of ‘synodality’ is a fruit of Vatican II, cardinal writes

While the term "synodality" is not found in any of the 16 documents of the Second Vatican Council,...
  • October 4, 2022

Pope meets group that prepared text for next phase of synod

Pope Francis personally expressed his thanks to the four dozen people who read through hundreds of reports about...