At least three dozen women will be voting members of the assembly of the Synod of Bishops in October, Pope Francis has decided.
Pope decides women will be voting members of Synod of Bishops
Many women are ‘the driving force of synodality,’ says religious sister who is synod official at Vatican
A recent Vatican News survey showed that currently 1,165 female employees are working for the pope, compared to only 846 in the year Francis took office in 2013.
Global church is seeing how pope’s vision of synodality involves everyone
Pope Francis in October of this year announced a second session for October 2024, saying he did not want to rush the process of discerning how the Holy Spirit is calling the church to grow in synodality.
The three most important lessons from the synod (so far)
“There is no way to be certain of the outcome of a process like a worldwide synod. Participants must be willing to be surprised, disappointed or even chastened by some of the feedback that comes out of local and regional deliberations.”
Archbishop José Gomez: ‘Everything starts with baptism’
“We cannot stress this enough: Our lives find their meaning and purpose in Jesus Christ. Nothing else explains who we are, why we are alive and what we should be living for.”
Walk humbly: Pope tells Curia humility is key to service and ‘synodality’
In that speech, he focused on love, especially within the family, and on the many challenges the COVID-19 pandemic has created, particularly for Vatican employees who have children to look after and parents or grandparents to care for.
Cardinal urges religious to join local preparation for Synod of Bishops
Pope Francis is scheduled to formally open the synod process at the Vatican Oct. 9-10, the synod office said.
Local theology professor named to Vatican commission assisting Synod of Bishops
St. John’s School of Theology and Seminary associate professor Kristin Colberg has been named to the synod’s theological commission.