Taking to heart the lesson of the parable of the good Samaritan is the key to assisting the millions of migrants and refugees forced to travel far from their homelands and often exploited along the ...

Participants in the Synod of Bishops hold candles as they pray at an ecumenical vigil with Pope Francis Oct. 11, 2024, in the Square of the Roman Protomartyrs at the Vatican. (CNS photo/Lola Gomez) On ...

‘LGBTQ+’ terminology and a ‘super synod’ proposal didn’t make the cut, while a proposal for ex-priests to be given a ‘pastoral service’ was added. Holy Mass for the conclusion of the Ordinary General ...

Pope Francis greets Sara Vatteroni, who works for the Italian bishops' conference in assisting migrants rescued from the Mediterranean Sea, during a penitential liturgy Oct. 1, 2024, in St. Peter's ...

The most controversial issues may be off the agenda of next month’s Synod on Synodality assembly in Rome. But make no mistake about it: The Oct. 2-27 gathering could still lead to several big changes ...

At the synod on synodality, the Western media focused on a limited number of hot-button issues — women's ordination, married priests and blessing of gay couples. But hidden in the synod participants' ...

The Synod on Synodality at the Vatican will see another premiere this week, as the gathering switches from group work in small circles to a plenary assembly — one of the official “Congregationes ...