
Pope Francis launches 2-year synodal path with call to ‘encounter, listen, and discern’
The diocesan phase will last from October 2021 to April 2022.

The diocesan phase will last from October 2021 to April 2022.

Fulani militants reportedly went on a rampage from Oct. 1-5, killing six Christians and leaving several others wounded during attacks on multiple villages in Nigeria's Plateau State.


The House Speaker was in Rome for the G20 Parliamentary Speakers’ Summit.

The two-year process leading to the synod formally opens this weekend.

The Church has a moral obligation to pay reparations for its involvement in the slave trade, a panel of Christian thinkers has said.

The service and Day of Prayer come as the vital role of the media was underlined by this year's Nobel Prize for Peace being awarded to campaigning journalists Dmitry Muratov of Russia, and Maria Ressa of the Philippines.

The head of Scotland’s Catholic international development agency said he was “gutted” that Pope Francis will not be attending the United Nations COP26 climate conference.

Members gathered for the first assembly of Australia’s Plenary Council have backed calls to ensure the Catholic Church in the country more fully embraces its liturgical diversity, particularly the rich presence of Eastern churches.

Members gathered for the first assembly of Australia’s Plenary Council have backed calls to ensure the Catholic Church in the country more fully embraces its liturgical diversity, particularly the rich presence of Eastern churches.