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After two and a half weeks, the last of two assemblies for the Synod on Synodality is about to enter its final stretch before ...

At the forums, speakers drew heavily on the Church’s dogmatic constitution from Vatican II, Lumen Gentium, in their defenses ...

After the Vatican’s doctrine czar made it clear that the admittance of women to the diaconate is currently off the table, ...

Parents juggle time-zone differences, missed birthdays and unexpected homework calls as they help chart a future course for ...

A Catholic religious sister from India says the Synod on Synodality must remember the poor, migrants, and refugees “must ...

It's the one Church, it’s the one faith, and we want to keep celebrating that even amidst our cultural diversity,” Australian ...

That word of welcome is also the message of that Church’s Synod on Synodality, a worldwide set of discussions about the ...

Perhaps it seems foolish to put so much stock in one mother’s cry for help. But then again, the cries of our forefathers and ...

A lot of people have sacrificed much to participate in the synod meetings. Who wants to come away with little to show from it ...

Even if some members of the Synod of Bishops end up feeling disappointed by the results of the synod, "God's providence is at ...

"This is just one synod. There will be others. We do not have to do everything, just take the next step,"  Cardinal-designate ...