Follow EWTN News’ live coverage of the 2024 Synod on Synodality at the Vatican. Get real-time updates, expert analysis, and... Read more
How has the Synod on Synodality impacted the Catholic Church in Africa? And, in turn, how has the Church in... Read more
Cardinal Víctor Fernández at a speech at the general congregation on Oct. 21 recalled that for the Holy Father the... Read more
Cardinal Jean-Claude Hollerich drew attention to the upcoming Nov. 5 U.S. elections and stressed the importance of seeing the person... Read more
The focus going forward will be the writing and editing of the Synod on Synodality’s final document. Read more
One gets the impression that many Synod on Synodality participants view the subject of local Churches as a kind of... Read more
At the forums, speakers drew heavily on the Church’s dogmatic constitution from Vatican II, Lumen Gentium, in their defenses of... Read more
Cardinal Leonardo Steiner, the archbishop of Manaus in Brazil who is participating in the Synod on Synodality, said that “many... Read more
“It's the one Church, it’s the one faith, and we want to keep celebrating that even amidst our cultural diversity,”... Read more
The ecumenical prayer vigil Oct. 11 was held in Roman Protomartyrs Square inside Vatican City. Read more
There has been one noteworthy development so far in the Synod on Synodality’s second week — and it’s not the... Read more
Archbishop Jaime Spengler again indicated he is open to ordaining married men, so-called “viri probati,” to serve as priests —... Read more
Continuing his catechesis on the relationship between the Holy Spirit and the Church, the pope emphasized that unity cannot be... Read more
“I think we have to look at the question very much from … the Spirit. ‘Is the Spirit calling women?’”... Read more
Bishop Mounir Khairallah of Batroun shared his personal experience of violence and forgiveness, recounting how his parents were murdered when... Read more
CNA explains what was behind the viral photo of Pope Francis sitting before an ancient wooden chair during the first... Read more
Closing the first week of meetings, Synod on Synodality participants from different continents put a spotlight on the plight of... Read more
The Synod on Synodality commenced its second day on Thursday in which 356 participants convened at the Vatican. Read more
The second session of the 16th Ordinary Synod of Bishops, running from Oct. 2–27, marks a critical phase in the... Read more
The pope’s surprise announcement comes the morning after Iran launched hundreds of missiles toward Israel. Read more