Hard questions flew at a special session of General Synod June 28 in which members asked whether the church could get out of ...

According to the apostolic constitution “Universi Dominici Gregis,” which governs procedures when the papacy is vacant, a ...

General Synod has voted to pursue the six pathways for change recommended by a primatial commission over the next ...

UPDATE: After Synod vote, services will soon be available on a trial basis. Update (November 16, 2023): Following a nine-hour debate, the Church of England’s General Synod voted on Wednesday to ...

on Thursday, 26 June 2025 at 3.26 pm by Peter Owen categorised as Church of England, General Synod The Church of England’s General Synod will meet in York from 11 to 15 July. The agenda and papers for ...

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Rome Newsroom, Jun 20, 2023 / 12:00 pm. The Vatican released a new document on June 20 outlining key questions for the upcoming 16th General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops, more commonly known ...

One asks General Synod to experiment with consensus decision-making, rather than Roberts Rules of Order; another asks the Pastoral Formation Oversight Board to develop guidelines for welcoming ...

Pope Francis acknowledged Saturday that the upcoming Synod on Synodality may be “of little interest to the general public,” but underlined that the synod is “truly important” for the ...

LONDON — The Church of England will test-run stand-alone services for blessing same-sex couples after its ruling body, the General Synod, voted to move ahead with implementing special prayers of ...

Geoffrey Tattersall, a former Church of England General Synod chair, diocesan chancellor and appeals court judge, has died. He was 77. The Church of England Diocese of Sodor and Man announced ...