COMMENTARY: Definitions of synodality have finally been offered in the synod’s final report, including everything and leaving nothing out. Pope Francis addresses those in attendance at the closing ...

The Vatican announced March 15 that Pope Francis has initiated a new three-year implementation phase for the Synod on Synodality, which will culminate in a Church-wide meeting in Rome in October 2028.

Young adults, clergy and bishops participated in synodal circles during the National Catholic Association of Diocesan Directors of Hispanic Ministry conference in Newark, N.J., Oct. 23, 2025. Credit: ...

“I was delighted at the conclusion of the synod to hear Pope Francis basically say: ‘O.K., that’s enough. Basta. We’ve talked enough. We’ve discussed enough. We’ve written enough. Now let’s go out ...

“Synodality” is a major theme of the Francis pontificate, but what the term means in its “Franciscan” register is not terribly clear. Vatican statements tend to talk around the meaning of the term, ...

Catholics in Asia and Africa have already been leading the way with synodality, two members of the Synod of Bishops on synodality said. Archbishop Andrew Nkea Fuanya of Bamenda, Cameroon, told ...

Four different theology conferences, held publicly Oct. 9 and 16 in Rome, explain the “theological undertone of the synodal process,” according to a conference moderator and expert at this month’s ...

Pope Leo XIV greets consecrated men and women during an Oct. 10 audience for the Jubilee for Consecrated Life inside the Vatican’s Paul VI audience hall. (Credit: Vatican Media.) Listen ROME – Pope ...

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In his first speech from the loggia of St. Peter's Basilica, the newly elected Pope Leo XIV took the opportunity to endorse synodality, signaling that this cornerstone theological idea of Pope Francis ...

Catholics in Asia and Africa have already been leading the way with synodality, two members of the Synod of Bishops on synodality said. Archbishop Andrew Nkea Fuanya of Bamenda, Cameroon, told ...