synod
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Bishop Hartley said she is optimistic that the discussions that will take place this week in the synod can make a difference to how cases of child abuse are dealt with in the future.
From BBC • Feb. 10, 2025
The pope’s mixed record on LGBTQ+ issues was epitomized by the Vatican’s 2023 synod bringing together hundreds of bishops and lay people from around the world to confer on the future of the church.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 18, 2023
Most recently, the cardinal held a conference called The Synodal Babel in Rome on the eve of the Pope's synod, or meeting of bishops, last month.
From BBC • Nov. 29, 2023
Then, on the eve of Francis’ big meeting of bishops last month, known as a synod, Burke presided over a counter-synod of sorts just steps away from St. Peter’s Square.
From Washington Times • Nov. 28, 2023
The English King had another set of grievances which seem to have been discussed in the same synod, but which particularly interested the ruler of Burgundy.
From Canute the Great The Rise of Danish Imperialism during the Viking Age by Larson, Laurence Marcellus
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