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Francis, ‘the people’s pope,’ entombed in his favorite Roman basilica

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Synod of Bishops

In the end, Pope Francis steered his synod toward a soft landing

Oct 27, 2024
John L. Allen Jr.

Sister Nathalie Becquart, undersecretary of the Synod of Bishops. (Credit: Vatican Media.)

Synod participants look beyond ordination for women’s inclusion

Oct 22, 2024
Elise Ann Allen

Bishop Joseph Yang Yongqiang of Hangzhou shakes hands with Pope Francis during the October 2024 Synod of Bishops on Synodality at the Vatican. (Credit: Vatican Media.)

Chinese bishops at synod stress collaboration, enculturation of faith

Oct 18, 2024
Elise Ann Allen

Synod participants debate level of bishops’ ‘doctrinal competence’

Oct 17, 2024
Elise Ann Allen

U.S. cardinal at Synod asks: Are we a healthy Church?

Oct 16, 2024
Elise Ann Allen

US cardinal, ex-investigator lauds Vatican action on scandal-plagued Peru group

Oct 12, 2024
Elise Ann Allen

Pope Francis presides over a mass in St. Peter’s Square, at the Vatican, for the opening of the second session of the 16th General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops, Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2024. (Credit: Gregorio Borgia/AP.)

Can a ‘Synodal Church’ exist under Papal Primacy?

Oct 9, 2024
Charles Collins

New cardinals celebrate diversity of pope’s appointees

Oct 9, 2024
Elise Ann Allen

Synod participants say process is about more than women’s issues

Oct 8, 2024
Elise Ann Allen

Bishop Mounir Khairallah of Batrun of the Maronites in Lebanon speaks during an Oct. 5, 2024, news briefing in the Vatican Press Office. (Credit: Vatican Media.)

Lebanese bishop says political, economic interests work against peace

Oct 7, 2024
Elise Ann Allen

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Francis, ‘the people’s pope,’ entombed in his favorite Roman basilica

Apr 26
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Funeral remembers Francis’s legacy of mercy, joy in preaching the Gospel

Apr 26
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‘Papabile’ of the Day: Cardinal Péter Erdő

Apr 26
John L. Allen Jr.

Criticism of Cardinal Mahony’s role in papal funeral points to abuse crisis still affecting Church

Apr 25
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