At the World Synod in Rome, four women joined to advocate for ordaining women as deacons. Though the topic remains off the ...

Going back to our roots and to “the concrete and precise basis” of the Vatican II documents does not automatically move us forward. On Saturday, Oct. 26, the synod delegates will cast their ...

As such, synodality represents a practical instantiation of the "communio" ecclesiology that arose from the documents of Vatican II and the teaching of the post conciliar popes. For it is a summons ...

The delegates read passages from the Vatican II documents “Lumen Gentium” and “Unitatis Redintegratio” that echoed with historic resonance—both because of the location—the site of the ...

“The Way Forward: Pope Francis, Vatican II, and Synodality,” which took place March 3-4, brought together 80 participants—including cardinals, bishops, and other Catholic Church leaders, as well as ...

The Roman basilica of St. John Lateran marks the 1,700th anniversary of its dedication on Saturday, Nov. 9. It’s a feast day ...

A little over a decade ago, Pope John Paul II announced a plan to open the Vatican archives for the papacy of Pius XI (1922-39). The prospect of being among the first to read the thousands of newly ...

Environmentalists have called on the pope to halt the chopping down of a tree destined for St. Peter’s Square this Christmas, ...

That includes punishments handed down by John Paul II, Benedict XVI ... Earlier this year, the Vatican provided documents to the U.N. during a previous round of questioning by a different panel ...

Starting with reporting on the dramatic changes ushered in by Vatican II that affected every Catholic ... responsible for managing the Commission's working documents and reports.

Some believe the basilica on Vatican Hill was built over the martyred bones of the apostle Peter—but is that true? After excavations and DNA tests, the Vatican says they reached a conclusion, but some ...

They plan to review church documents, input from the synodal consultations ... fidelity to the Gospel of Jesus.” Quoting ...