As of now, there are only speculations and rumors, particularly in the Italian media, about what’s on the agenda.

Curial reform, synodality, and liturgy are on the agenda in the first such gathering of Pope Leo XIV’s pontificate ...

Pope Francis’ first Synod of the Bishops will be, quite literally, an “extraordinary” one. Today the Vatican announced that Pope Francis will host an Extraordinary General Assembly of the Synod of ...

VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis on Monday urged the world’s Catholic bishops to put aside personal prejudices and have the courage and humility to be guided by the “surprises” of God, as he opened a ...

The leadership of the Vatican’s synod office has pledged its full availability and support of Pope Leo XIV in a public letter to the new pontiff shared Tuesday to its website and social media pages.

NCR's 10 most-read news stories of 2025 include coverage of the conclave that elected Pope Leo XIV, massive aid cuts by the ...

Reports from the Synod on Synodality published this week reveal that expert groups continue to discuss women’s participation in the Church but not the specific question of a possible female diaconate, ...

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 ...

(RNS) — When Pope Francis stepped onto the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica for the first time back in 2013, he told the crowds below him that the College of Cardinals had gone “almost to the ends of ...

NEW YORK — Early next month, the Vatican will open an unprecedented gathering of Catholic clergy and laypeople from around the world. The synod is intended to be a collegial, collaborative event, ...