In the days after his election, Leo told the gathered cardinals that he intended not only to continue the synodal process but also to be a more synodal pope.
Anna Rowlands
Anna Rowlands teaches Catholic social thought and practice at Durham University in Durham, England, and currently provides support to the Office of the Synod of Bishops and the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development.
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Pope Leo at year one: The progress of an American pope
As we approach the one-year anniversary of Pope Leo’s election, we can see the outlines of a papacy that combines measured deliberation with a prophetic voice on many issues of the day.
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The synod has taught me: Catholics are not as divided as the skeptics thought
I have learned more about the church than I could ever have imagined, and the synod process has come to seem even more urgent and fruitful.