Catholic News Agency9d
In synod closing Mass, Pope Francis calls for ‘a Church that hears the cry of the world’
At the Synod on Synodality closing Mass on Sunday, Pope Francis said that a synodal Church must be “on the move” following ...
Catholic News Agency10d
Pope Francis ratifies Synod on Synodality’s final document, marking new approach to Church reform
In a surprising move at the conclusion of the Synod on Synodality on Saturday evening, Pope Francis ratified the final report ...
Pope Francis’ Catholic church reform process ends without giving more equity to women
Pope Francis’ yearslong process to reform the Catholic Church has ended with recommendations that fall far short of giving ...
Crux9d
In the end, Pope Francis steered his synod toward a soft landing
The left-leaning ethos of the synod was perhaps most clear on Oct. 24, when Argentine Cardinal Victor Manuel Fernandez, ...
America Magazine9d
Pope Francis calls for a ‘church that gets its hands dirty’ at synod’s closing Mass
Pope Francis delivered a homily during the closing Mass for the Synod of Bishops in St. Peter's Basilica Oct. 27.
Vatican debate over women as deacons hits a big obstacle: Pope Francis
In the final days of the most significant Catholic gathering since the 1960s, the prospect of women being ordained appears ...
La Croix7d
Synod: Pope Francis shapes the church of tomorrow
The second phase of the Synod of Bishops assembly on synodality concluded with a call for a new, less rigid and more decentralized form of church governance. While not revolutionary, this reform ...
America Magazine10d
Pope Francis says he will not write his own exhortation on synod, publishes members’ final document
"I do not intend to publish an apostolic exhortation. What we have approved is enough," Pope Francis said. Instead, he ...
National Catholic Register11d
Pope Francis Ratifies Synod on Synodality’s Final Document, Marking New Approach to Church Reform
In 2018, Pope Francis decreed in the apostolic constitution Episcopalis Communio that reformed the Synod of Bishops that the pope has the authority to approve and promulgate the final document, at ...
Pope closes Synod but questions over women's role in the church remain
The synod’s final document leaves key issues on women’s roles unresolved, with calls for greater inclusion going ...
Pope Francis denounces a world ‘losing its heart’ in fourth encyclical of his papacy
Pope Francis has issued the fourth encyclical of his papacy, denouncing a world that “is losing its heart” during times of ...
National Catholic Register10d
In Synod Closing Mass, Pope Francis Calls for ‘a Church That Hears the Cry of the World’
Pope Francis addresses bishops gathered in St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican for the Synod on Synodality closing Mass on Oct. 27, 2024. (photo: Vatican Media) Courtney Mares/CNA Vatican ...