Bishop Yao Shun of Jining and Bishop Yang Yongqiang of Zhouchun (right) of the People’s Republic of China at the Synod on Synodality at the Vatican in October 2023. / Vatican Media Vatican City, Oct 8, 2024 / 13:30 pm (CNA). The Synod on Synodality, meant to be a moment of encounter and dialogue for…

Cardinal Philip Neri Ferrão, the president of the Conference of Catholic Bishops of India (CCBI), launches the migrant portal on Sept. 27, 2024, in Bangalore, India. / Credit: CCBI Migrant Commission Bangalore, India, Oct 8, 2024 / 10:50 am (CNA). India’s bishops recently launched a digital tool to help support the country’s hundreds of millions…

St. Elie and St. Gregory the Illuminator Armenian Catholic Cathedral in Beirut. / Credit: Jari Kurittu, CC BY 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons CNA Staff, Oct 8, 2024 / 09:00 am (CNA). The Middle East edged closer to large-scale crisis this week as Iran launched a volley of missile attacks on Israel and Israel continued its…

Bishop Mark Seitz of the Diocese of El Paso, Texas, speaks at the “Responding to Changing Realities at the U.S. Border and Beyond” conference, hosted by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops and The Catholic University of America. / Credit: Photo courtesy of The Catholic University of America Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Oct 8, 2024…