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In Vatican Summit’s Closing Document, Agreement That Synodality Is Church’s Future
What many will take away about the Synod on Synodality is that the 450 Catholic faithful called to the meeting skirted key agenda items of women’s ordination, marriage for priests and acceptance of LGBTQ Catholics.
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Vatican Synod Is ‘Not About Ideology,’ Participants Say
Participants of the Vatican's Synod on Synodality insist their gathering was “not about ideology” but about listening to differing points of view.
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Vatican Summit Tackles Women’s Ordination With a Nod From Pope Francis
Discussions about women’s ordination to the priesthood have become livelier in the waning days of the synod on synodality, Pope Francis’ month-long summit to discuss pressing issues facing the church.
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Synod on Synodality Finds Its Voice After Pope Francis Enforces Silence
The first rule of the Synod on Synodality: Don’t talk about the Synod on Synodality.
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‘You Can Count on Us.’ Synod Organizers Attempt To Dismiss Fears Ahead of Fall Meeting
The Synod on Synodality has a communications problem, and it risks reinforcing papal critics.
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Synod Raises Hopes for Long-Sought Recognition of Women in the Catholic Church
Called to examine power structures in the Catholic Church, the Synod on Synodality will grapple in large part with the role of women.
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Pope Francis Clears Way for Women and Lay Catholics To Vote in Upcoming Bishops’ Meeting
In a series of changes to the upcoming Synod of Bishops on Synodality announced Wednesday (April 26), Pope Francis cleared the way for lay women and men to participate as voting members.
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Synod Officials Caution Bishops To Put Catholics’ Needs Over Their Own Agendas
The warning seemed aimed at the German bishops' approach to the Synodal Path.
