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Pope Francis leads a meeting with representatives of bishops' conferences from around the world at the Vatican Oct. 9, 2021. The meeting came as the Vatican launches the process that will lead up to the assembly of the world Synod of Bishops in 2023. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)

Pope Francis launches 2-year synodal path with call to ‘encounter, listen, and discern’

Catholic News Agency|Oct 10, 2021|5 Min Read

Pope Francis and leaders of the Synod of Bishops on the family and top officials from the synod's general council attend an event marking the 50th anniversary of the Synod of Bishops in Paul VI hall at the Vatican in this Oct. 17, 2015, file photo. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)

Vatican prepares to launch two-year synodal process on ‘synodality’

Inés San Martín|Sep 7, 2021|5 Min Read

Leaders of the secretariat of the Synod of Bishops are pictured at the Vatican during an online meeting with presidents and general secretaries of national and regional bishops' conferences June 15, 2021. The Vatican recently released the names of two commissions charged with assisting the leaders of the Synod of Bishops' general secretariat in reviewing documents, drafting resources and developing best practices for the 2023 Synod of Bishops on synodality. (CNS photo/courtesy Synod of Bishops)

Synod of Bishops publishes list of commission members

Junno Arocho Esteves|Jul 20, 2021|2 Min Read

German Cardinal Reinhard Marx of Munich and Freising, is pictured in a Jan. 30, 2020, photo. Cardinal Marx, who was president of the German bishops' conference when the bishops and the lay-led Central Committee of German Catholics launched a "Synodal Path," recently offered to resign at the age of 67, saying that bishops must begin to accept responsibility for the institutional failures of the church in handling the clerical sexual abuse crisis. (CNS photo/Harald Oppitz, KNA)

Faith

Authority in a wounded church: Leaders see 'synodality' as way forward

Cindy Wooden|Jul 15, 2021|4 Min Read

Cardinal Jean-Claude Hollerich of Luxembourg, president of the Commission of the Bishops' Conferences of the European Union, is pictured in a Feb. 16, 2020, photo. Pope Francis has chosen Cardinal Hollerich to serve as relator general of the Synod of Bishops on synodality, the Vatican announced July 8. (CNS photo/Stefano Dal Pozzolo, KNA)

Pope Francis names Jesuit cardinal to key synod on synodality position

Catholic News Agency|Jul 8, 2021|3 Min Read

Xaviere Missionary Sister Nathalie Becquart attends a news conference at the Vatican in this Oct. 9, 2018, file photo. Last May Becquart was one of six consultants appointed by Pope Francis to the general secretariat of the Synod of Bishops. Five of those appointed were women, and it was the first time women had served in that role. (CNS photo/Paul Haring via Crux)

Nun says her Vatican appointment means ‘clericalist mindset is changing’

Inés San Martín|Feb 11, 2021|4 Min Read

Sr. Nathalie Becquart (third from left) poses with Pope Francis and others during the youth synod in 2018. (Daniel Ibanez/CNA)

Pope Francis names religious sister, priest as under-secretaries of the Synod of Bishops

Hannah Brockhaus|Feb 6, 2021|3 Min Read

Pope Francis listens as Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, dean of the College of Cardinals, expresses his best wishes to the pope during an audience with officials of the Roman Curia at the Vatican Dec. 21, 2020. (CNS photo/Vatican Media)

The papal priorities set for a 2021 comeback

Inés San Martín|Jan 5, 2021|6 Min Read

Bishop Mario Grech of Gozo, Malta, was appointed by Pope Francis to replace Italian Cardinal Lorenzo Baldisseri as secretary-general of the Synod of Bishops. Bishop Grech is pictured in a 2019 file photo. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)

Pope names Maltese bishop secretary-general of Synod of Bishops

Carol Glatz|Sep 16, 2020|2 Min Read

Bishops walk in procession from St. Peter's Basilica at the start of the Synod of Bishops for the Amazon at the Vatican in this Oct. 7, 2019, file photo. Pope Francis has chosen the theme of "synodality" for the next synod in 2022. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)

Pope chooses 'synodality' as theme for 2022 synod

Cindy Wooden|Mar 9, 2020|2 Min Read

Pope Francis attends the Synod of Bishops on young people, the faith and vocational discernment at the Vatican Oct. 9, 2018. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)

What is synodality?

Bishop Robert Barron|Feb 20, 2020|4 Min Read

Pope Francis leads a prayer at the start of the 2018 youth synod. (CNA file photo)

Next ordinary synod of bishops to be held in 2022

Hannah Brockhaus|Feb 15, 2020|3 Min Read

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