Cardinal Christophe Pierre, the Holy See’s U.S. ambassador, delivered his remarks Nov. 12 at the opening of the bishops’ ...

the apostolic nuncio, was away at the annual US Conference of Catholic Bishops and any information about the pope's response ...

This decision is a break from previous practice, which usually sees the Pope use a synod’s final document as a basis for drafting his own apostolic ... for episcopal conferences to play a ...

In 1998, St. John Paul issued an apostolic letter, "Apostolos Suos" on the theological and juridical nature of bishops' conferences. He said bishops' conferences could issue statements on doctrinal ...

Cardinal Michael Czerny, prefect of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development, hopes the legacy of the Synod on ...

In 2018, Pope Francis decreed in the apostolic constitution Episcopalis ... affirmed at a press conference presenting the final document Oct. 26. The Synod of Bishops was founded in 1965 by ...

As the U.S. bishops began their fall general assembly Nov. 11, Archbishop Timothy P. Broglio urged his brother bishops to beg ...

Presentation of the General rapporteur during the morning session of the General Assembly. (Credit: Vatican Media.) Listen MUMBAI, India – A Catholic religious sister from India says the Synod ...

In a letter dated Oct. 21 and posted on the Peruvian bishops' conference website, the apostolic nunciature in Peru announced that the decision was made after the pope evaluated allegations revealed ...

Catholic and faith representatives will join global leaders and national delegates Nov. 11-22 in Baku, Azerbaijan, host to ...

the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) said on its website. The 60-year-old Buco has been the apostolic administrator of Catarman since December 2023, following the ...

When RNS reached out to the faith groups that have had a leading presence at recent COPs for comment on how they would ...