Father Marko Rupnik—a renowned mosaic artist who was expelled from the Jesuits for refusing to comply with ministry restrictions after credible abuse accusations—has been accepted into the Diocese of Koper.

Pope Francis' recent words to members of the synod on synodality included a strong condemnation of clericalism and a call to respect and honor of all baptized Catholics.

In a new letter to the People of God, the synod participants emphasized the importance of continued discernment for the Church's future.

President Joe Biden and Pope Francis spoke by phone Oct. 22 to discuss the conflict in Israel and Gaza and facilitating a path to “durable peace” in the region.

The letter, the drafting of which was approved by the synod assembly, will be discussed both during small group working sessions and among the entire assembly Oct. 23.

“Synodality helps us a lot because it is the communities that tell us how to be a church, rather than a bishop telling the people how to be church,” Cardinal Leonardo Ulrich Steiner of Manaus, Brazil, said.