Synod 2021-2024

• 

  Pope Francis more interested in big discussions than specific issues

  May 03, 2024

  A key synod adviser says Pope Francis is more interested in deepening the practice of synodality within the Catholic Church rather than wading into debates over the hot-button issues that have emerged from his major, three-year process to reform the global institution.

  
• 

  Synod was grounded in prayer and doctrine at service of pastoral ministry

  Nov 24, 2023

  The call of Pope St John XXIII that resulted in the Second Vatican Council was a call to respond to a world that had radically changed in the preceding 100 years.

  
• 

  To reform the Church, we need Love and detachment

  Nov 03, 2023

  Pope Francis concluded the Synod of Bishops on Synodality, delivering a powerful message to participants, encouraging them to prioritise love of God and neighbour over personal agendas, as he emphasised the importance of detachment and unity within the Church.

  
• 

  Japanese archbishop calls for more ‘synodal’ Asian churches

  Nov 03, 2023

  Archbishop Tarcisio Isao Kikuchi of Tokyo (pic) has called on church leaders in Asia to ensure greater lay participation to ensure synodality by respecting cultural differences in the largely “clerical” Asian Churches.

  
• 

  ‘Synodal path’ can establish global peace

  Nov 03, 2023

  A global synodality of all peoples remains the only way to establish justice and peace in the world, protect the environment, and end increasing violence against indigenous people, said Cardinal Charles Maung Bo of Yangon.

  
• 

  Synod has taught us to listen more, says RECOWA

  Nov 03, 2023

  The RECOWA Secretary General, Fr. Vitalis Anaehobi, says that if there is one thing they are taking back home with them, it is the heightened need to listen to the faithful.

  
• 

  Anna in Rome - Part 5

  Nov 01, 2023

  In this fifth part Anna Teresa Peter Amandus shares her experiences during the third week of the Synod.

  
• 

  Synod on Synodality 2023: A look at the key discussions and decisions

  Oct 31, 2023

  Now that the Synod on Synodality has drawn to a close, all eyes are on the synthesis report emanating from the monthlong ecclesiastical gathering.

  
• 

  Vatican releases Synod on Synodality report proposing larger role for laity in Church

  Oct 30, 2023

  The Vatican released the Synod on Synodality’s “synthesis report” on Saturday night outlining key proposals discussed during the nearly monthlong assembly’s confidential conversations.

  
• 

  What story would you tell at the synod?

  Oct 27, 2023

  Realities are greater than ideas. It’s a framework for Francis’ papacy through which we see his proclivity for pastoral nuance.