The lay Filipina delegate to the recent meeting of bishops at the Vatican said the Church should confront the bigger issue of inclusion, especially of the poor and marginalized.
A multimedia version of the Letter to the People of God from the 16th Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops has been released to complement the Synod participants’ text.
Filipina theologian Estela Padilla made history by being one of 54 women given
The recently concluded 2023 Synod of Bishops is proposing major changes in Church decision-making processes and the way dioceses and parishes are governed.
Issued on October 28, 2023. The original version is in Italian, with translations produced in collaboration with some bishops’ conferences.
Pope Francis has spoken out against what he called ‘idolatry disguised as spirituality’ at the closing Mass of the first Rome session of the Synod of Bishops on Synodality.
The head of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) is
Pope Francis delivers his homily during the closing Mass of the Synod on Synodality in St. Peter’s Basilica in the Vatican, Oct. 29, 2023.
Synod fathers and mothers sought a greater role for women and the laity at the conclusion of a month-long meeting on the future of the Church, but deferred action on contentious issues such as the admission of female deacons and the lifting of mandatory celibacy for priests.
The “Synod on Synodality” challenges the Church leadership and the laity to
The Church is composed of both saints and sinners who are “holy faithful people” walking in God’s presence, Pope Francis reminded delegates to the 2023 Synod of Bishops on Wednesday (Oct. 25).
Delegates to the 2023 Synod of Bishops vowed to listen more, especially to the
