In “a note of accompaniment” to the final document, the pope made clear that Catholic bishops throughout the world are to ...

Pope Francis on Monday clarified that the final Synod on Synodality document — which calls for structural changes, including ...

Bishops will be asked to report to the pope about how they are implementing synodality in their churches every five years.

Pope Francis calls local churches to act on proposals, focusing on inclusion, transparency, and a missionary synodal Church ...

Environmentalists have called on the pope to halt the chopping down of a tree destined for St. Peter’s Square this Christmas, ...

Pope Francis published a letter November 21 advocating for the renewal of church history studies, particularly for seminarians. This follows a previous document from August in which Francis emphasized ...

Questions for the Future At the very outset of this lengthy document, Pope Francis writes that it is not his purpose to settle everything, and that there is a “need for continued open discussion ...

Pope Francis decreed in the apostolic constitution Episcopalis Communio that reformed the Synod of Bishops that the pope has the authority to approve and promulgate the final document, at which ti ...

Pope Francis' yearslong process to reform the Catholic ... In a significant move, the pope said he would not issue a teaching document from the recommendations, which called for women to be ...

VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- After members of the Synod of Bishops approved their final document, Pope Francis announced that he would not write the customary post-synodal apostolic exhortation but would ...

The new document, signed Oct. 31 by Pope Francis and Cardinal Víctor Manuel Fernández, the new head of the Vatican's doctrinal watchdog, also clarified that the children of same-sex couples can ...