Delegates to the synod on synodality will begin debate Thursday evening over their proposed amendments to a draft “synthesis report” that aims to summarize their month-long meeting in Rome — and to make recommendations to Pope Francis regarding the exercise of “synodality” in the life of the Church. After proposed amendments are considered by the…

A photo of a scene from “Christmas with The Chosen: The Messengers,” a Christmas special released in December 2021. / Credit: Courtesy of “The Chosen” CNA Staff, Nov 1, 2023 / 15:06 pm (CNA). On Nov. 1 the hit Christian series “The Chosen” released the trailer to its upcoming Christmas special, one that will be…

Pope Francis waves to pilgrims on All Saints’ Day in St. Peter’s Square, Nov. 1, 2023. / Vatican Media Vatican City, Nov 1, 2023 / 15:36 pm (CNA). Pope Francis has called for a “paradigm shift” in Catholic theology that takes widespread engagement with contemporary science, culture, and people’s lived experience as an essential starting…

Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin with state police in 2023. / Credit: Virginia Office of the Governor|Wikipedia|CC BY 2.0 CNA Staff, Nov 1, 2023 / 16:06 pm (CNA). Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin this week issued a directive meant to combat what the Republican executive called “hatred, intolerance, and antisemitism” throughout the state. The governor’s executive directive,…

The general assembly of the synod on synodality made headlines Wednesday when it released the Letter to the People of God, repeatedly mentioning the importance of including and listening to laypeople – both men and women – in a synodal Church. Share At a press conference on Wednesday, Ghanaian theologian Nora Kofognotera Nonterah, a member…