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Synod on Synodality
Synod on Synodality Reports Reveal Continued Study on Women, But Not Female Diaconate
The reports also show that a new group on the liturgy, requested by Pope Leo XIV, is not addressing the Vatican’s controversial restrictions on the Traditional Latin Mass.
Pope Leo: Don’t Let Tension Between Tradition, Novelty Become "harmful polarizations"
Pope Leo XIV celebrated Mass for the closing of the Jubilee of Synodal Teams and Participatory Bodies, part of the Church’s wider Jubilee of Hope in 2025.
Pope Leo XIV: There’s No Template for Synodality Across all Countries
Pope Leo XIV spoke about synodality during the jubilee of synodal teams and participatory bodies Oct. 24-26, part of the Church’s wider Jubilee of Hope in 2025.
Let’s Promote Artisanal Mining in South Africa to Curb Illegal Practices: Catholic Bishop
To curb illegal mining and promote sustainable livelihoods, Bishop Victor Hlolo Phalana of South Africa’s Klerksdorp Catholic Diocese has called for the legalization and promotion of artisanal mining, particularly to empower young people in the country.
South Africa’s Pretoria Archdiocese Establishes Team to Animate Implementation of Synod on Synodality
The Catholic Archdiocese of Pretoria in South Africa has issued a formal decree, flagging off the implementation phase of the Synod on Synodality, and set up a team to animate the process.
UK-Based Christian Rights Group Calls for Immediate Return of 16 Children Seized from Nigerian Orphanage
Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW), a UK-based human rights foundation, has called on the Nigerian government to release all 16 children who were taken from Du Merci Centre in Nigeria’s Kano State some five years ago.
Catholic Sister at G20 Interfaith Forum in South Africa Urges Inclusion of More Women in Leadership, Decision-Making
A Kenyan Nun working at the Initiative for Women Religious in Africa of the U.S.-based Conrad N. Hilton Foundation has called for deliberate efforts to ensure women’s inclusion in leadership and decision-making at all levels of society, including the Church and even in government
Human Rights Must Shape Future Priests: Catholic Official in Angola Calls for Rethinking Seminary Formation
Future Priests must be shaped by a commitment to human dignity if they are to truly serve the people of God, the Program Coordinator at the Mosaiko – Institute for Citizenship, a human rights institution established by the Dominican missionaries in Angola, has said, proposing that human rights become the pillar of Priestly formation.
Investing in Formation Key to Building a Synodal Church: African Communication Official at Synod on Synodality
Sheila Leocádia Pires, who served as Secretary of the Commission for Information at the multi-year Synod on Synodality that Pope Francis extended to 2024 has underlined the need for ongoing formation on synodality for all members of the Church, especially within the African context.
Vatican Announces Plans for 2028 Post-Synodal Assembly to Evaluate Synod on Synodality Implementation
Pope Francis has approved a three-year synodal process ending with a postsynodal ecclesial assembly in 2028, which will foster dialogue, Cardinal Mario Grech said.
Africa Hope of the Church Despite Multiple “distractions”: Signis Africa President on 2025 Jubilee Year Opportunity
Despite the multiple “distractions” that the people of God in Africa grapple with, the Universal Church can still look to the continent for hope, the President of the African region of the World Catholic Association for Communication, SIGNIS Africa, has said.
“We are all equal”: SECAM President Calls for Reforms for “disadvantaged” Women in Church, Society
Fridolin Cardinal Ambongo of the Catholic Archdiocese of Kinshasa in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has called for a re-evaluation of gender roles in African society and the Catholic Church on the continent, highlighting the “disadvantaged” position of women due to cultural traditions and entrenched attitudes within the Church.
Catholic Bishop in South Sudan Calls for Shift from Detrimental “human ways” to Path Inaugurated by Christmas
The Local Ordinary of the newly erected Catholic Diocese of Bentiu in South Sudan has issued a Pastoral message on this year’s Advent and Christmas, urging a shift away from the “dominant human ways” that he says continue to cause horrors in the world, disfiguring it and making it increasingly inhumane and uninhabitable.
Catholic Bishop in South Sudan Urges Church to Overcome Clericalism, Embrace Synodal Conversion
Bishop Christian Carlassare of the Catholic Diocese of Bentiu in South Sudan has called on the Church to confront the growing issue of clericalism, which he identified as a major obstacle to the Synod on Synodality.
Synod on Synodality Document Part of “ordinary magisterium, authentic teaching”: Pope Francis, Calls for Implementation
“[The final document] participates in the ordinary magisterium of the successor of Peter, and as such, I ask that it be accepted," Pope Francis wrote in a Nov. 25 note about the 52-page document.
Synod on Synodality Undersecretary: Deposit of Faith Doesn’t Change and Cannot Change
With the recent meeting in Rome already concluded and the final document issued, Bishop Luis Marín de San Martín discussed the synod with ACI Prensa.
Why the Buck Stops with Catholic Bishops in Realizing “effectively missionary”, Synodal Church in Africa
The Catholic Church in Africa is already synodal, a Nigerian Priest has said, adding that for the synodal Church to be “effectively missionary”, Local Ordinaries on the continent must accept “to enter into the new style” of being Church.
Pope Francis Warns Gregorian University Students, Facultry against "Coca-Cola spirituality"
Speaking at the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome, the pope told faculty and students to avoid superficial approaches to faith formation.
In Rome, Theologians Reflect on "reception" Stage of Synod on Synodality
The academic congress was hosted by the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome from Oct. 28–30.
In Synod Closing Mass, Pope Francis Calls for "a Church that hears the cry of the world"
At the Synod on Synodality closing Mass on Sunday, Pope Francis said that a synodal Church must be “on the move” following Christ in serving those in need.
