Doubling down on the centrality of synodality in the Catholic Church, Pope Francis said that it is now up to local churches to accept and implement proposals from the final document approved the Synod ...

Pope Francis on Monday clarified that the final Synod on Synodality document — which calls for structural changes, including more lay and women participation in the Church — is part of the ...

VATICAN CITY (RNS) — In a note released Monday (Nov. 25), Pope Francis reinforced that the final report issued by delegates to the recently ended Synod on Synodality constitutes church teaching.

FORT WORTH, Texas — UT Southwestern is adding a new clinic for cancer treatment to its plans for a $177 million campus in Fort Worth. In a statement, UT Southwestern confirmed it will build a ...

Pope Francis has declared that the final document of the Synod on Synodality “participates in the ordinary Magisterium of the Successor of Peter,” and “as such I ask that it be accepted.” ...

This interview has been edited for length and clarity. Gerard O’Connell: The Synod on Synodality has been a significant moment in the history of the church, and you were involved right from the ...

Pope Francis and members of the Synod of Bishops on synodality attend the synod's final working session Oct. 26, 2024, in the Paul VI Audience Hall at the Vatican. (CNS photo/Vatican Media) VATICAN ...