Synod, reform, responsibility: Thomas Söding calls for concrete steps by the Church in Germany. What makes 2026 and 2028 decisive for the Church. Thomas Söding believes that the Church in Germany is called upon to continue synodal reform processes and is relying on Pope Leo XIV. The Bochum-based theologian told the church internet portal domradio.de…
Theologian Söding: Pope Leo stays on course for synodality
Pope Leo XIV greets visitors and pilgrims in St. Peter’s Square at the conclusion of an evening Mass celebrated by Archbishop Rino Fisichella, pro-prefect of the Dicastery for Evanglization, as part of the Jubilee of Youth at the Vatican July 29, 2025. (CNS photo/Vatican Media)

