The synod, the first in the Archdiocese of Cincinnati in 55 years, will bring together Catholics from 19 counties to discus their church's future.

‘LGBTQ+’ terminology and a ‘super synod’ proposal didn’t make the cut, while a proposal for ex-priests to be given a ‘pastoral service’ was added. Holy Mass for the conclusion of the Ordinary General ...

David Harvie of Metuchen, who led the historic LGBTQ pilgrimage to Newark’s Sacred Heart Cathedral in 2017, followed the 2023 Vatican Synod’s daily progress. Asked about the results, he said, “Still ...

VATICAN CITY (RNS) — The agenda for the next round of the Synod on Synodality, scheduled for Oct. 4-27 in Rome, will focus on female leadership and the inclusion of women in the Catholic Church, ...

The synod on synodality, which will hold its second and presumably last session in October, needs to set its own agenda, even if that means rejecting the pope's agenda. The synod's first session was ...

Pope Francis shakes hands with U.S. Jesuit Father James Martin, a member of the Synod of Bishops, as Jesuit Father Giacomo Costa, special secretary of the synod, looks on in the Paul VI Audience Hall ...

Leveling hierarchical distinctions in the Church without removing them entirely has emerged as a principal objective of Pope Francis’ Synod on Synodality. That is perhaps the chief conclusion to be ...

Before the month-long meeting of the Synod on Synodality last October in Rome, delegates were invited to a pre-synod retreat led by Timothy Radcliffe, O.P. Part of the purpose of the retreat was to ...

The Synod on Synodality convened by Pope Francis has once again brought to the fore the clash between internal currents of the Church in dispute since the Second Vatican Council. The accusations of ...

The delegates to the synod on synodality are assembled today and tomorrow for a retreat. Tomorrow, at the close of the retreat, the Holy Father will lead a penitential service and the next day the ...