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In new signature drive, Filipino Church breaks bonds of political dynasties

Synod of Bishops

The final congregation of the Second Session of the General Assembly of of the Synod on Synodality in October 2024. (Credit: Vatican Media.)

Premium article: Church may not be an international corporation, but Synod office seems to love business meetings

Jul 9, 2025
Charles Collins

In the end, Pope Francis steered his synod toward a soft landing

Oct 27, 2024
John L. Allen Jr.

Sister Nathalie Becquart, undersecretary of the Synod of Bishops. (Credit: Vatican Media.)

Synod participants look beyond ordination for women’s inclusion

Oct 22, 2024
Elise Ann Allen

Bishop Joseph Yang Yongqiang of Hangzhou shakes hands with Pope Francis during the October 2024 Synod of Bishops on Synodality at the Vatican. (Credit: Vatican Media.)

Chinese bishops at synod stress collaboration, enculturation of faith

Oct 18, 2024
Elise Ann Allen

Synod participants debate level of bishops’ ‘doctrinal competence’

Oct 17, 2024
Elise Ann Allen

U.S. cardinal at Synod asks: Are we a healthy Church?

Oct 16, 2024
Elise Ann Allen

US cardinal, ex-investigator lauds Vatican action on scandal-plagued Peru group

Oct 12, 2024
Elise Ann Allen

Pope Francis presides over a mass in St. Peter’s Square, at the Vatican, for the opening of the second session of the 16th General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops, Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2024. (Credit: Gregorio Borgia/AP.)

Premium article: Can a ‘Synodal Church’ exist under Papal Primacy?

Oct 9, 2024
Charles Collins

New cardinals celebrate diversity of pope’s appointees

Oct 9, 2024
Elise Ann Allen

Synod participants say process is about more than women’s issues

Oct 8, 2024
Elise Ann Allen

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