VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- A report summarizing discussions at the assembly of the Synod of Bishops said the church may need more welcoming pastoral approaches, especially to people who feel excluded, but also acknowledged fears of betraying traditional church teachings and practices.
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Francis asked Mary to look mercifully upon the human family, “which has strayed from the path of peace,” and entrusted to her protection the world’s regions and nations at war. “Queen of Peace, you suffer with us
NAIROBI, Kenya (OSV News) -- As the synod discussing the future of the Catholic Church wraps up in Rome, bishops from Africa reiterated their support for church teaching on homosexuality and their opposition to homosexual acts, a topic that appeared in synodal
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — As the Catholic Church’s synod on synodality continues, it is drawing on lessons learned from decades of ecumenical friendships and dialogues and is sharing its experience with ecumenical partners with one goal in mind: helping all Christians take
(OSV News) — When Enrique Alarcón Garcia, president of Frater España, a Christian fraternity of people with disabilities in Spain, entered the Vatican’s Paul VI Audience Hall as a papal appointee to the Synod on Synodality, it seems one of the first
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- The youngest member of the synod assembly is confident that the Holy Spirit is guiding the Synod of Bishops, but to get out of class he looked for a little extra help from the pope. Wyatt Olivas, 19,
The news of Rupnik's incardination comes just as the first monthlong Synod on Synodality -- the synod that is meant to be all about listening, and about hearing the voices of the entire church -- is winding down and has issued its
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Carrying candles into an empty St. Peter's Basilica, participants in the synod on synodality prayed the rosary for peace Oct. 25. "During this synod, we have heard the cry of so many people who are victims, poor and
Greater synodality can help the Catholic Church in safeguarding minors because people, especially children, need to be able to speak up and to do so without fear, said a participant in the synod on synodality. "I think that being a synodal church
Pope Francis told members of the synod on synodality that they should respect and honor the faith of all baptized Catholics, including the women, trusting "the holy, faithful people of God" who continue to believe even when their pastors act like dictators.