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Does Pope Leo want synodality without the laity?

The Vatican spokesperson said the cardinals spoke about the importance of lay participation in the leadership of the church, ...
Young adults, clergy and bishops participated in synodal circles during the National Catholic Association of Diocesan Directors of Hispanic Ministry conference in Newark, N.J., Oct. 23, 2025. Credit: ...
In his first speech from the loggia of St. Peter's Basilica, the newly elected Pope Leo XIV took the opportunity to endorse synodality, signaling that this cornerstone theological idea of Pope Francis ...
Pope Francis and members of the Synod of Bishops on synodality attend the synod's final working session on Oct. 26, 2024, in the Paul VI Audience Hall at the Vatican. Credit: CNS photo/Vatican Media ...
As an Indian Christian who did not participate in the synodal process, but who has been a committed women’s rights practitioner in India and globally for over 35 years, a recent seminar on synodality ...
The Roman Catholic Church is at a crossroads and today 133 men have a choice. Will they continue down a path blazed by the first Latin American pope toward a more inclusive, open, transparent church ...
With the Synod on Synodality moving into its “implementation” stage, one Missouri parish — prompted by a priest shortage — isn’t waiting for the details to be worked out. St. James Catholic Church, an ...
In this Oct. 7, 2018 file photo, Cameroon’s President Paul Biya, of the Cameroon People’s Democratic Movement party, wait to casts his vote during the Presidential elections in Yaounde, Cameroon.