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Cardinal Tobin: Key takeaways from the synod

Inside the VaticanNovember 06, 2024
Cardinal Joseph W. Tobin of Newark, N.J., speaks at a press briefing on the synod at the Vatican Oct. 11, 2024. (CNS photo/Lola Gomez)

In this episode of "Inside the Vatican," veteran Vatican correspondent Gerard O'Connell and host Colleen Dulle unpack their takeaways from the 2024 Synod on Synodality’s final document and from the 2021-2024 synodal process as a whole.

In the second part of the show, Colleen interviews Cardinal Joseph W. Tobin of Newark about what the experience at the synod means for the U.S. church and how bishops exercise authority.

More from this episode:

Father James Martin: The conversions I had at the synod

To teach faith and morals in a diverse church, we must recognize the doctrinal authority of bishops’ conferences

Pope Francis calls for a ‘church that gets its hands dirty’ at synod’s closing Mass

Synod Diary: The synod’s final document didn’t solve everything—and I’m grateful for that.

Jesuitical Podcast: Cardinal Tobin on the synod and the future of women deacons

Women Deacons and the Catholic Church: A Video Explainer

Pope Francis says he will not write his own exhortation on synod, publishes members’ final document

Vatican releases audio of meeting on women deacons between Cardinal Fernández and synod members

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