Cardinal Aveline said the French bishops heard "sadness, a lot of desolation, a lot of worry, a lot of anguish" from people ...

The special synod resolved to seek 50% representation for laity, with women forming up to 40% of that share, in every decision-making body of the church.

"We resumed some of the proposals that emerged during the 2019 Amazon synod, like the creation of an Amazon fund that could finance part of our operations." ...

A federal appeals court temporarily blocked a federal land transfer to a copper mining giant that would destroy a site considered sacred by Indigenous peoples.

Pope Leo XIV asked Catholics to observe Aug. 22 as a day of prayer and fasting for peace and justice, particularly in Ukraine and in the Holy Land.