Tag: Synod on Synodality

Participants met in small groups of about 12 people to discuss the first part of the Instrumentum Laboris

In the first general meeting of all the participants, Pope Francis said a synod on the topic of synodality “is not easy but it is beautiful.”

Pope Francis convened a consistory to create 21 new cardinals — eight of whom are also delegates in the October synodal gathering

A Vatican dicastery has published Pope Francis' response to "dubia" (questions; literally "doubts") presented by five Cardinals

The public back-and-forth over the cardinals’ dubia and the pope’s response comes just two days before the start of the Synod

Pope said that children “teach us how to be transparent in relationships, how to welcome strangers, and how to care for creation.”

Bishop Chow Sau-yan recognized the important role of the Catholic Church in Hong Kong as a "bridging church"

He underlined the importance of formation in the parishes so that laypeople can evangelize outside of the parish

Commission calls on Church leaders to increase commitment and resources to promote safeguarding everywhere

Pope Francis has consistently and resolutely voiced the imperative of combatting child abuse within the Church during his pontificate