A group of men and women gathered at a chapel near the Vatican, confidently praying that the church would restore the female ...

Cardinal Fernández urged caution, saying Pope Francis believes more reflection is needed before addressing the issue ...

Here are seven things to know about this year’s second and final gathering for the Synod on Synodality: 1. This meeting is ...

Those speaking included Fr. Giacomo Costa, S.J., special secretary of the 16th Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of ...

Although the synod’s general rapporteur, Cardinal Jean-Claude Hollerich, stated on Thursday that “nothing new” specifically ...

Pope Francis opened the second phase of his big Catholic reform project on Wednesday, with widespread calls for women to take up more positions of responsibility in the church topping the agenda but ...

The tone of the opening days of the synod’s final general assembly makes it apparent that, for the moment, there is no talk ...

Cardinal Victor Manuel Fernández, the Vatican’s doctrine chief, announced today that “based on the analysis so far…there is ...

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Pope Francis has called for Oct 7, the first anniversary of when Hamas attacked Israel, killing nearly 1,200 people and ...

Rev. Angela Nevitt Meyer of Roman Catholic Womenpriests-USA joined other advocates for women's ordination in Rome, where they prayed near the site of synod on synodality.

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