Delegates are officially barred from discussing specifics of the conversations inside the Vatican's synod hall. But members told NCR that hot-button issues are being discussed both inside the room and on the sidelines.
Pope Francis used his Easter message to reiterate his ongoing appeal for an immediate cease-fire in Gaza and the release of Israeli hostages as war continues to rage in the Holy Land.
A recent daylong gathering at Georgetown University sought to help U.S. church leaders understand that synodality "doesn't start at the Vatican but grows from the ground up."
An unidentified Catholic cardinal has authored a scathing memo, saying Pope Francis has sown "confusion" in the church and arguing that the next conclave should elect a very different kind of pontiff.
When Francis Xavier reached India or Mother Cabrini arrived in the U.S., neither believed they would make converts overnight. They had to learn the language and culture. So, too, with internet evangelization.
Not since Pope Francis welcomed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to the Vatican has a papal meeting with a head of state been so hotly anticipated as the coming encounter with Argentina's President Javier Milei.
A flurry of events is taking place in Rome for the annual Week of Prayer for Christian Unity. And at Ponte Sant'Angelo Methodist Church on Jan. 21, the preacher was a Catholic woman: Xavière Sr. Nathalie Becquart.
Australian Cardinal George Pell died unexpectedly on Jan. 10, 2023, shortly after the death of retired Pope Benedict XVI. A year later, the longing for a return to a more traditional brand of Catholicism continues.
The Australian Catholic Church played an outsized role in shaping the global consultation process for Pope Francis' Synod of Bishops. "Australia punched well above its weight," said Parramatta Bishop Vincent Long.
