Synod members, along with Pope Francis, attend the morning session in the Paul VI Audience Hall at the Vatican Oct. 15, 2024. Credit: CNS photo/Lola Gomez VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The study groups Pope ...
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Does Pope Leo want synodality without the laity?

(RNS) — Never underestimate the ability of clericalism to triumph in the Catholic Church.
Xavière Missionary Sister Nathalie Becquart, undersecretary of the Synod of Bishops, speaks at an Oct. 21, 2024, press briefing about the Synod of Bishops at the Vatican. Credit: CNS photo/Lola Gomez ...
The synod, the first in the Archdiocese of Cincinnati in 55 years, will bring together Catholics from 19 counties to discus ...