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Enter into the spirit of the Synod on Synodality. Situate this event in the long tradition of synods in the Catholic Church. Feel the novelty through images that inspire prayer, fraternity, sharing and hope for the future.

After two weeks of participation in the General Assembly of the Synod on Synodality in the Church, Bishop Enrique Figaredo SJ, pastor of the Apostolic Prefecture of Battambang (Cambodia), shares his experience with us.

Over the years, Mwangaza Jesuit Spirituality Centre in Nairobi, Kenya, has championed an ecologically friendly spirituality. The property is covered with indigenous trees, fruit trees, shrubs of many kinds, and flowers...

At the end of the first week of the General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops on Synodality in the Church, here is the testimony of Fr Paul Béré, a Jesuit from Burkina Faso who worked on the preparation of the Synod as a member of the theological commission.

Since 2020, Jesuit scholastics studying philosophy at the Catholic University of Central Africa (UCAC) have been organising what has now become a tradition, an “Ecological Week”. The twofold aim of the week is...

As the Synod of Bishops holds its General Assembly on synodality in the Church, each week we bring you a testimonial from one of the participants. Today, the testimony of the Jesuit Cardinal Michael Czerny, Prefect of the Dicastery for the Service of Integral Human Development

‘Northeast India,’ comprising seven states, perhaps has the highest density of cultural diversity in the world with 166 different tribes (population of 51,670,000) present in just 262,179 km². With plains, mountains and valleys, the altitude varies from the sea-level to...

On Wednesday, 4 October, Pope Francis has issued his Apostolic Exhortation Laudate Deum (Praise God), a follow-up statement on ecology to his Encyclical Laudato si’ on the Care of Our Common Home, which was issued eight years ago.

Nestled amidst the picturesque landscape of Innsbruck in Austria, the historical Jesuit College has long stood as a testament to the enduring spirit of knowledge, faith, and progress. Today, it etches yet another momentous chapter...

Throughout October, we answer Pope Francis’ call to pray for the Synod of Bishops. Together, let’s reflect on the theme that permeates this significant event across the global Church: “For a synodal Church: communion, participation, and mission.”

Let us pray for the Church, that she may adopt listening and dialogue as a style of life at every level, allowing herself to be guided by the Holy Spirit towards the world’s peripheries.

Unlike past synods, this one is not about addressing a particular issue, like most synods before, but about becoming who God calls us to be as a Church, all of us together, amidst the reality of today’s world!