Synod of Bishops on Youth

Pope to issue post-synod document on young people in March
- Feb 24, 2019
Pope Francis will issue a document on “young people, faith and vocational discernment” five months after the world Synod of Bishops gathered to discuss the topic.

By Cindy Wooden
Divisions at synod on sex abuse send wrong message, survivor says
- Nov 5, 2018
A survivor of clerical sexual abuse and an advocate for fellow victims has said she is disappointed in the Church’s handling of the issue during last month’s Synod of Bishops on youth, saying the lack of a unified consensus is thwarting any progress that could be made.

By Elise Harris
Young people at synod eager to bring results back to the pews
- Oct 31, 2018
Young people who attended the recent Synod of Bishops in Rome have said the month-long discussion was an overwhelmingly positive experience they are eager to take home and translate into concrete action.

By Elise Harris

Women religious want to be ‘dangerous memory’ of 2018 Synod
- Oct 31, 2018
Religious sisters meeting in Rome to discuss the final document of the summit of bishops on young people prepare to put its final document in practice and promise not to let the issue of the role of women in the Church die.

By Claire Giangravè

Understanding why the Synod of Bishops blinked on ‘zero tolerance’
- Oct 30, 2018
For Americans and Catholics from other places scarred by clerical sexual abuse scandals, it’s almost incomprehensible that a global summit of bishops could pull back from endorsing a policy of “zero tolerance.”

By John L. Allen Jr.
Aussie prelate says synod shows anti-abuse push still a ‘work in progress’
- Oct 30, 2018
Archbishop Peter Comensoli of Melbourne, one of 12 prelates tasked with drafting the concluding document for the recent Synod of Bishops on youth, said the removal of commitment to a “zero-tolerance” from the final text is due at least in part to the fact that not all countries are on the same page about this issue.

By Elise Harris and John L. Allen Jr.
Drafter says ‘zero tolerance’ didn’t belong in a synod doc on young people
- Oct 30, 2018
Mexican Cardinal Carlos Aguiar Retes, a member of the 12-person drafting team for the Oct. 3-28 Synod of Bishops, said Monday that the phrase “zero tolerance” on fighting abuse was taken out because this was a meeting on young people, not minors.

By John L. Allen Jr. and Ines San Martin
Latin America leaves footprint in synod document, bishop says
- Oct 29, 2018
The call for missionary discipleship that has been at the heart of the new evangelization in Latin America and the Caribbean left its mark in the final document of the Synod of Bishops, a Puerto Rican bishop said.

By Junno Arocho Esteves