Almost four years after Pope Francis opened the Catholic Church's path toward synodality -- a term many in the church had never heard before -- his successor has thrown his support behind the last leg of the church's synodal journey.| Catholic Review
For the first time, women will serve on the Ordinary Council of the General Secretariat of the Synod, the committee that oversees implementation of the most recent synod and prepares the next assembly.| Catholic Review
While Pope Francis often bucked formality and sidestepped some offices of the Roman Curia, one institution he believed in deeply was the Synod of Bishops and -- even more -- the notion of "synodality."| Catholic Review
Pope Francis has approved the next phase of the Synod of Bishops on synodality, launching a three-year implementation process that will culminate in an ecclesial assembly at the Vatican in October 2028.| Catholic Review
A crucial meeting of the India-based Eastern Catholic Syro-Malabar Church's synod of bishops began amid a simmering decades-old liturgy dispute over the rubrics of Mass.| Catholic Review
While "synodality" might be a new concept to Catholics surprised by the Vatican's request that dioceses worldwide engage in community discernment from 2021-2024, the U.S. friars of the Province of Our Lady of Guadalupe -- humble as they are -- would still like to gently remind us it's something Franciscans like themselves have been doing for centuries.| Catholic Review
VATICAN CITY — Local churches and bishops worldwide will be instrumental in helping implement the proposals and foster the spirit of the 2024 final document of the Synod of Bishops on synodality, the Vatican synod office said.| catholicreview.org
