Gender roles in the church need not be a zero-sum game.

A Reflection for the Saturday of the Thirty-third Week in Ordinary Time, by Colleen Dulle

An investigation into Strickland was launched only six weeks after the bishop tweeted that he rejects what he called Pope Francis’ “program of undermining the deposit of faith.”

In a wide-ranging interview, synod member Catherine Clifford discusses seminary formation, the authority of bishops and what’s needed to move beyond the ‘divergences’ that emerged at the synod.

What message does it send to women when the first synod to include them as full, voting members opts to forgo an actual vote in favor of approval by applause?

A Reflection for the Optional Memorial of St. Paul of the Cross, priest, by Colleen Dulle

When asked whether the women in the synod hall felt they were being heard, Sister Pat Murray replied as any tough nun might: “We have been well able to make our point and use our time and space well.”

Yesterday, the participants in the Synod on Synodality made a pilgrimage through the St. Sebastian catacombs, the burial place of at least three early Christian martyrs.

The Synod on Synodality has the potential to be the church’s most extraordinary event since Vatican II. Will the synod's critics prevail?

Pope Francis sees secrecy as paramount for ensuring that synod participants can speak freely. But what if people start talking anyway?