In his weekly catechesis, Pope Francis resumed his cycle on "The Spirit and the Bride." Commenting on the mission and unity of the Church depicted throughout the Acts of the Apostles, he said that "We see the Spirit work for unity in two ways. On the one hand, He drives the Church outwards, so that she can welcome an ever-greater number of people and peoples; on the other hand, she gathers them within to consolidate the unity achieved." ...read more

The 2024 Session of the General Assembly of the Synod on Synodality began with Holy Mass on October 2, the Feast of the Guardian Angels. In his homily, Pope Francis said that "The Holy Spirit is the master of harmony and is capable of creating one voice among so many different voices." ...read more

Nicholas Jesson highlights the recent document "The Bishop of Rome: Primacy and Synodality in the Ecumenical Dialogues." ...read more

The Instrumentum Laboris for the 2024 session of the General Assembly calls the Synod and the Church to look upward and shine outward. ...read more

The Instrumentum Laboris for the 2024 session of the General Assembly calls the Synod and the Church to look upward and shine outward. ...read more

Synods are ecclesial gatherings, intense moments of reflection on the Word of God symbolized by the presence of the Book of the Gospels enthroned in the midst of the assembly. ...read more

A doctor of the Law comes to Jesus under a pretext, in order to test him. The question he asks, however, is an important and enduring one that, at times, arises in our own hearts and in the life of the Church ...read more

As the proceedings of the first session of the 16th Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops draw to a close, we want to thank God with all of you for the beautiful and enriching experience we have lived. ...read more

Throughout the Synodal Assembly here in Rome, a new method is being used for the first time. It’s called conversations in the Spirit, maybe you’ve heard of it already. ...read more

Since the beginning of this synodal process in 2021, “spiritual conversations” also known as “conversations in the Spirit” have emerged as the way of proceeding on the path of synodality. ...read more