During the penitential celebration that opened the second session of the Synod of Bishops on synodality, the cardinals asked ...

Pope Francis told delegates at the Synod of Synodality that a bishop’s ministry requires cooperation with the laity.

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Pope Francis opened the next round of his ongoing Synod on Synodality project in a service at the Saint Peter's Basilica in ...

On the first day of the final session of the Synod of Bishops on Synodality, the study group responsible for evaluating the ...

Recalling the focus of the monthlong meeting, which is to reflect on how to be a Church in mission, the Pope added that the ...

The working assembly included cardinals, bishops, priests, and laypeople, including more than 50 women with voting rights.

Demonstrators in Rome demand women be allowed to be ordained as Catholic priests:::: Kate McElwee, Executive Director, ...

Pope Francis said he wanted to respond to a "storm of chattering" that had developed around his expansion of synod membership ...

The structure of the second synod meeting is expected to mirror the first meeting, with delegates sitting at round tables, ...

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The second session of the 16th Ordinary Synod of Bishops, running from Oct. 2–27, marks a critical phase in the Church’s ...