Appointed by Pope Francis to serve as under-secretary for the General Secretariat of the Synod, she will become the first woman with a right to vote at the upcoming Synod of Bishops, a summit of 250 ...

Patriarchs are elected by a synod of bishops of their rite, and then request ecclesiastical communion from the Pope. Major Archbishops are also elected by a synod of bishops of their rite ...

Horsehair worms (Paragordius varius) are known to infect house crickets and cause them to commit suicide by jumping into a body of water. The worm then emerges and makes the water its home.