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Synod of Bishops

Flores

Brownsville's Bishop Flores named to synod preparatory commission

Catholic News Service|Mar 15, 2023|2 Min Read

Laity

Catholics must overcome 'temptation' of divisions, pope says

Cindy Wooden|Feb 18, 2023|4 Min Read

laity

Vatican conference aims to empower laity without ‘clericalizing’ them

Elise Ann Allen|Feb 15, 2023|7 Min Read

Cardinals

Pope, Council of Cardinals meet, discuss synod, safeguarding, COP27

Carol Glatz|Dec 7, 2022|2 Min Read

Pope Francis greets Archbishop Timothy P. Broglio, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, during a meeting with the presidents and coordinators of the regional assemblies of the Synod of Bishops at the Vatican Nov. 28, 2022. (CNS photo/Vatican Media)

Regional representatives meet pope, discuss 'continental phase' of synod

Cindy Wooden|Nov 30, 2022|5 Min Read

Carla Marquez, 36, who is six months pregnant, burns wood on the street to cook a meal for her husband, Carlos Henrique Mendes, 25, and their daughter, Gabriela, 5, outside their home in São Paulo Sept. 16, 2022. Marquez and her family live in a room paid for by a church and struggle to feed their daughter. Among the challenges identified during the process of the Latin American church's First Ecclesial Assembly were social and economic inequalities exacerbated by the pandemic. (CNS photo/Amanda Perobelli, Reuters)

World

Catholic leaders want Latin American church that's synodal, reaches out

Barbara J. Fraser|Oct 31, 2022|5 Min Read

Anna Rowlands, professor of Catholic social thought and practice at Durham University in Durham, England, speaks at a news conference at the Vatican Oct. 27 to present the document for the continental phase of the Synod of Bishops on synodality. The document will guide discussions at the regional or continental level in preparation for the Synod of Bishops. (CNS photo/Junno Arocho Esteves)

Synod reports show enthusiasm for mission, but also identify obstacles

Cindy Wooden|Oct 27, 2022|4 Min Read

Cardinal Mario Grech, center, secretary-general of the Synod of Bishops, speaks at a news conference at the Vatican Oct. 27 to present the document for the continental phase of the Synod on synodality. Also pictured are Italian Jesuit Father Giacomo Costa, adviser to the secretary-general of the synod, and Anna Rowlands, professor of Catholic social thought and practice at Durham University in the United Kingdom. (CNS photo/Junno Arocho Esteves)

Enlarge the tent: Synod document sees desire for greater inclusion

Cindy Wooden|Oct 27, 2022|4 Min Read

Xavière Missionary Sister Nathalie Becquart, undersecretary of the Synod of Bishops, attends a news conference to present an update on the synod process at the Vatican Aug. 26, 2022. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)

Vatican II and the synod: Openness to Spirit brings harmony, official says

Cindy Wooden|Oct 14, 2022|4 Min Read

Pope Paul VI presides over a meeting of the Second Vatican Council in St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican in 1963. (CNS photo/Catholic Press Photo)

Francis aims to cement legacy of Vatican II in life, mission of the church

Elise Ann Allen|Oct 11, 2022|4 Min Read

Bishops are pictured in a file photo during a Vatican II session inside St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican. Marking the 60th anniversary of the opening of the Second Vatican Council, Cardinal Mario Grech, secretary-general of the Synod of Bishops, said that while "synodality" was not a term used by the council, it reflects the council's vision of the church. (CNS file photo)

Dream of 'synodality' is a fruit of Vatican II, cardinal writes

Cindy Wooden|Oct 10, 2022|2 Min Read

Pope Francis celebrates a Mass to open the listening process that leads up to the assembly of the world Synod of Bishops in 2023, in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican in this Oct. 10, 2021, file photo. On Oct. 2, 2022, Pope Francis heard syntheses from the listening phase of the 2023 synod. (CNS photo/Remo Casilli, Reuters)

Pope meets group that prepared text for next phase of synod

Catholic News Service|Oct 3, 2022|3 Min Read

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