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Synodality

Pope Francis is pushed in a wheelchair by his aide, Sandro Mariotti, as he greets participants in the plenary assembly of the women's International Union of Superiors General (UISG) at the Vatican May 5, 2022. (CNS photo/Vatican Media)

Pope, using wheelchair, meets superiors of women's religious orders

Cindy Wooden|May 5, 2022|3 Min Read

Bishop Georg Bätzing, president of the German bishops' conference, celebrates Mass during the third Synodal Assembly in Frankfurt Feb. 4, 2021. (CNS photo/Julia Steinbrecht, KNA)

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Despite criticisms, bishop believes German Catholics share path with pope

Barb Fraze|Apr 4, 2022|5 Min Read

German Bishop Stephan Ackermann of Trier speaks during the third Synodal Assembly in Frankfurt Feb. 4, 2021. (CNS photo/Julia Steinbrecht, KNA)

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What happens next with texts approved by Germany's Synodal Assembly?

Catholic News Service|Feb 14, 2022|4 Min Read

Bendictine Sister Philippa Rath and theologian Agnes Wuckelt, deputy federal president of the Catholic Women's Association of Germany, talk during a break at the third Synodal Assembly in Frankfurt Feb. 4, 2021. (CNS photo/Julia Steinbrecht, KNA)

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Germany's Synodal Assembly calls for change on deacons, bishops' selection

Catholic News Service|Feb 7, 2022|5 Min Read

Pope Francis is pictured with members of the Tribunal of the Roman Rota during an audience at the Vatican Jan. 27, 2022. The Vatican court deals mainly with appeals in marriage annulment cases. (CNS photo/Vatican Media)

Pope Francis urges Roman Rota to work with ‘synodal spirit’

Catholic News Agency|Jan 27, 2022|5 Min Read

A group of pilgrims who presented a "Faith Manifesto" to Pope Francis are pictured during the pope's General Audience at the Vatican on Jan. 5. (CNS/courtesy Neuer Anfang initiative)

In Germany, it’s not just ‘Left vs. Right’ but ‘Catholic vs. Something Else’

John L. Allen Jr.|Jan 14, 2022|4 Min Read

Pope Francis addresses leaders of the French Catholic Action movement during an audience at the Vatican Jan. 13, 2022. The pope told the group that the synodal process is a path of engagement that makes room for the Holy Spirit, and not a "majority consensus like a parliament." (CNS photo/Vatican Media)

Pope: Synodality about listening to the Spirit, not a 'majority consensus'

Junno Arocho Esteves|Jan 13, 2022|3 Min Read

German Bishop Rudolf Voderholzer of Regensburg speaks in the Fulda Cathedral during the closing Mass of the Fall Plenary Assembly of the German bishops' conference Sept. 28, 2017. In an open letter to the Synodal Presidium published Jan. 11, 2022, he wrote that the debate on the use of gender-neutral language in the texts of the resolutions should not be postponed. (CNS photo/Harald Oppitz, KNA)

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German bishop criticizes Synodal Path for postponing gender-neutral debate

Catholic News Service|Jan 11, 2022|3 Min Read

Cardinal Walter Kasper. (CNA/Bohumil Petrik)

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Cardinal Kasper: Synodal Way’s ‘original sin’ was to set aside evangelization

Catholic News Agency|Nov 9, 2021|4 Min Read

Bishop Georg Bätzing celebrates Mass at the second synodal assembly in Frankfurt, Germany, on Oct. 1, 2021. (Synodaler Weg/Maximilian von Lachne via CNA)

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German ‘Synodal Way’ extended to 2023 as assembly ends abruptly after votes on sexual morality, priesthood

Catholic News Agency|Oct 4, 2021|5 Min Read

Archbishop Anthony Fisher celebrates the opening Mass of the Plenary Council in Sydney, Oct. 3, 2021. (Australia Catholic Bishops Conference via Crux)

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Australia’s grand experiment in synodality opens amid hopes, challenges

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

Bishop Georg Bätzing, president of the German bishops' conference, speaks at the annual St. Michael's reception in Berlin Sept. 27, 2021. Bishop Bätzing criticized the Vatican's stance of refusing blessings for same-sex couples and the way it has dealt with German bishops embroiled in covering up sexual abuse in their dioceses. His speech was delivered in the presence of some 200 faith representatives and politicians, including German Chancellor Angela Merkel. (CNS photo/Fabian Sommer, KNA pool)

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Head of German bishops calls for courageous change in church, society

Catholic News Service|Sep 28, 2021|4 Min Read

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