Synod 2021-2024

Anna in Rome - Part 3

Oct 15, 2023

In this third part Anna Teresa Peter Amandus shares her experiences during the first week of the Synod.
Let’s learn to journey together

Oct 13, 2023

Almost 11 years ago, I walked past a pair of Swiss guards, their right hands raised in salute, into the Synod Hall at the Vatican and sat down.
What’s in play at the Synod on Synodality?

Oct 13, 2023

As the Vatican prepared to welcome participants of the Synod on Synodality, Pope Francis seemed to acknowledge that the gathering he initiated to bring the Church together into fruitful dialogue has amplified intense divisions in the body of Christ.
Pope Francis replies to new “dubia” related to Synod

Oct 13, 2023

On October 2, 2023, the Vatican’s Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith made public Pope Francis’ letter of July 11, responding to five cardinals who had sent the Pope a message expressing their doubts — “dubia” in Latin — in the run-up to the opening of the Synod, Oct 4 on the future of the Churc
Synod briefing: Quest for fraternity, not war, is only solution to conflict

Oct 13, 2023

At Thursday's Synod briefing, several participants share their reflections on the topics under discussion in the General Assembly, which include a prayer for the serious situation in the Middle East.
Synod: Testimony of Father Clarence Davedassan of Malaysia

Oct 12, 2023

At the presentation of the Fourth General Congregation of the Synod, Father Clarence Davedassan of Malaysia offers a testimony on 'How can we be more fully a sign and instrument of union with God and of the unity of all humanity?'
Synod: 'Church most beautiful Church when doors are open'

Oct 11, 2023

In Tuesday’s press briefing with journalists, Dr. Paolo Ruffini gave an update on the discussions of the working groups, while US Cardinal Tobin spoke of the richness of the comparison of different experiences and cultures, and Colombian Sister Echeverri upheld “the call to listen to the cry of the poor.”
The synodal experience has a positive effect on Asian Church

Oct 11, 2023

Fr Clarence Devadass is a member of the Asian delegation to the Oct. 4-29 Synod on Synodality being held at the Vatican.
Synod on Synodality delegates attend Divine Liturgy in St. Peter’s Basilica

Oct 10, 2023

The second week of the Synod on Synodality assembly began Monday with a Greek-Byzantine Divine Liturgy offered in St. Peter’s Basilica for all synod delegates.
Cardinal Hollerich opens Synod reflections on 'communion that radiates'

Oct 10, 2023

The 16th Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops begins its reflections on Module B-1 of the Instrumentum Laboris, with Cardinal Jean-Claude Hollerich introducing the Fourth General Congregation on Monday morning.