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Pope Leo XIV Clarifies the Meaning of Synodality to All Cardinals: It Is Not About Who Holds Power, but How We, Together, Safeguard the Gift Entrusted to the Church
Concluding remarks by the Holy Father on the second and final day of the Extraordinary Consistory of Cardinals. The post Pope Leo XIV Clarifies the Meaning of Synodality to All Cardinals: It Is Not About Who Holds Power, but How We, Together, Safeguard the Gift Entrusted to the Church appeared first on ZENIT - English.
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Vatican News
· Jun 30, 2026
Pope Leo XIV updates the Constitution of the Vicariate of Rome
Pope Leo XIV updates the Constitution of the Vicariate of Rome, confirming the role of the Cardinal Vicar while entrusting coordination of the Vicariate's offices and administrative structure to the moderator curiae. Read all
Catholic World Report
· Jun 29, 2026
Filipino cardinal: Catholics should be agents of change, not ‘keyboard warriors’
A Filipino cardinal urges Catholics to get offline, Syria welcomes its new papal nuncio, a Scottish diocese speaks out against an unsanctioned ordination, and more in this week's world news roundup. [...]
Times of India
· Jul 1, 2026
Pope Leo openly defied: Traditionalists consecrate 4 bishops without his consent
Pope Leo openly defied: Traditionalists consecrate 4 bishops without his consent
The Japan Times
· Jul 2, 2026
Members of rebel Catholic group in schism, excommunicated, Vatican says
The Vatican said on Thursday that priests and lay Catholics who are part of a breakaway right-wing Catholic group that ordained bishops without Pope Leo's approval are in schism with the wider church and now excommunicated.
CNN
· Jul 2, 2026
Vatican excommunicates breakaway Catholic group
The Vatican announced Thursday that priests and members of a breakaway Catholic group that ordained four new bishops in defiance of Pope Leo XIV’s wishes are in schism and excommunicated. CNN's Christoper Lamb reports.
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Related coverage for "Pope Leo XIV Clarifies the Meaning of Synodality to All Cardinals: It Is Not About Who Holds Power, but How We, Together, Safeguard the Gift Entrusted to the Church": Vatican News — Pope Leo XIV updates the Constitution of the Vicariate of Rome . Catholic World Report — Filipino cardinal: Catholics should be agents of change, not ‘keyboard warriors’. Times of India — Pope Leo openly defied: Traditionalists consecrate 4 bishops without his consent. The Japan Times — Members of rebel Catholic group in schism, excommunicated, Vatican says . CNN — Vatican excommunicates breakaway Catholic group