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Pope Francis leads a Holy Mass with the new Cardinals and opening of the Synod of Bishops in Saint Peter's Square, Vatican City, 4 October 2023. Pope Francis on Wednesday opened a big meeting on the future of the Catholic Church, with progressives hoping it will lead to more women in leadership roles and conservatives warning that…

Rev. Nelson Rabell’s church has been recognized and restored to the ELCA.  But key issues of accountability and justice still remain.

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On the eve of the publication of a new Laudato sì, the General Secretariat of the Synod intends to make its contribution to the conservation of creation by choices that will offset the residual CO2 emissions produced by the upcoming XVI General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops.

COMMENTARY: Synods have an ancient and rich history of articulating and helping to preserve the faith.

There are three overarching questions for the upcoming synod assembly as defined by the 2023 synod assembly’s guiding document.

"We are all authors of Instrumentum Laboris for the XVI Ordinary Synod Assembly. All our voices have a place in the document," said Father Costa.

Testimonies from the field suggest that in a context of multiple crises for the Church, this week of celebrations and gatherings breathed new life into the in...

Rohrer removed from ELCA roster of ministry. Rev. Nelson Rabell recommended for reinstatement. What's done, what's left undone?

As the Vatican releases the working document for the first Synod on Synodality, reactions within the Catholic community are mixed. While many applaud its open approach to divisive issues, others deem it too progressive or insufficiently thorough. By John Warhurst.