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

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 ...

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 approved a new edition of the liturgical rites in ... airtight seal and accommodates objects such as coins or papal documents—is part of his broader effort to simplify papal customs.

Pope Francis' declaration that priests can bless ... without changing its ban on gay marriage. But what does the new Vatican document mean for Catholics in Wisconsin? Local theologians and experts ...

Failure is not something new in the Church ... 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 ...

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 ...

Another of the pope’s sources, the Aparecida—the concluding document of the fifth ... the Spirit might be calling us in new times and circumstances, yet in continuity with who and what we have been. I ...

His 2015 encyclical, the highest level teaching document a pope can issue ... In remarks referring to world governing bodies, Pope Francis calls for a new global "procedure for decision making ...

The final Synod assembly document, approved by Pope Francis, said women must be given ... Phyllis Zagano, a research professor at Hofstra University in New York and expert on female deacons ...

Pope Francis is the 266th Roman Pontiff of ... and the publication of new documents on topics affecting the Church and the faithful, the Register offers news and analysis on all aspects of the ...