Kevin Liston argues that the Church's talk of synodality has become a sideshow of boredom. To survive, it must move beyond ...

COMMENTARY: Definitions of synodality have finally been offered in the synod’s final report, including everything and leaving nothing out. Pope Francis addresses those in attendance at the closing ...

After the Peruvian bishops’ recent ad limina visit to Rome, one of the church’s shepherds said a papal visit is almost certain and highlighted several top priorities for Pope Leo.

(RNS) — The Synod on Synodality, which will hold its second and presumably last session in October, needs to set its own agenda, even if that means rejecting the pope’s agenda. The synod’s first ...

Jesuit Cardinal Michael Czerny, prefect of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development, hopes the legacy of the Synod on Synodality launched by Pope Francis will be the renewal of the ...

Pope Francis speaks to members of the Synod of Bishops on synodality after they approved their final document Oct. 26, 2024, in the Paul VI Audience Hall at the Vatican. (CNS photo/Vatican Media) ...

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 ...

VATICAN CITY (RNS) — From the beginning of his papacy, Pope Francis has waged war against clericalism and called on the clergy to be servants of the people of God. This struggle has continued in the ...

ANALYSIS: Since Pope Francis’ 2015 speech, synodality has grown from a theological concept into a guiding principle of Church governance. Pope Francis attends the opening session of the Synod on the ...

Journal Editorial Report: The week's best and worst from Kim Strassel, Kyle Peterson & Dan Henninger. Photo: Michael Brochstein/ZUMA Press Wire/AP Photo/Courtesy ...

Bishop W. Shawn McKnight of Jefferson City, Missouri, stirred up the proverbial hornet's nest last month when he announced that certain hymns would no longer be played in the diocese, citing ...