Someone holds a placard with an image of Pope Leo XIV on the day of a Mass at the Cathedral of Santa Maria de Chiclayo in Peru May 10, 2025, celebrating the election of Pope Leo XIV May 8 at the Vatican. The new pope was bishop of Chiclayo between 2015 and 2023. Photo: OSV News/Sebastian Castaneda, Reuters. From the first words of his pontificate, Pope Leo XIV called for a synodal church that listens to its members and has repeatedly demonstrated his determination to press ahead with the sometimes controversial concept of synodality. In a June meeting of the world’s cardinals at the Vatican, the pope continued to make the case for…
