The Vatican published Tuesday the names of the members of 15 study groups doing deeper analyses on questions such as women deacons, the ministry of bishops, and synodal formation for future priests, ...

Members of the General Secretariat of the Synod pose for a photo after a news conference at the Vatican Sept. 16, 2024. From left to right, they are: Msgr. Riccardo Battocchio and Jesuit Father ...

The English Reformation substituted the supreme legislative authority of King and Parliament for that of Pope and Council, but it left untouched the hierarchical structure of bishops who governed the ...

Cardinal Jean-Claude Hollerich, relator general of the synod, speaks during a news conference at the Vatican Sept. 16, 2024, to present the calendar and list of participants for the second session of ...

The General Secretariat for the Synod of Bishops released the names of members of two sets of study groups that have been conducting an in-depth look into several themes that emerged during the first ...

Local churches and bishops worldwide will be instrumental in helping implement the proposals and foster the spirit of the 2024 final document of the Synod of Bishops on synodality, the Vatican synod ...

The second meeting of the 16th Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops begins Oct. 2 at the Vatican. Like last year’s meeting, it’s a four-week-long gathering of 368 voting delegates — with ...