Synod 2021-2024

Synod on Synodality: 23 Movers and Shakers at the 2023 Synodal Assembly

Sep 29, 2023

October’s synod assembly boasts an unprecedented level of participation in a Synod of Bishops. Of the record-high 360-plus voting members, nearly 27% of them are non-bishops, including women and sizable numbers of laypeople, for the first time ever at a synod.
Fr James Martin: The hopes and stories I’m bringing to the Synod on Synodality

Sep 29, 2023

“Synod,” by the way, comes from the Greek words for “together,” syn (as in the Syn-optic Gospels: seen with one eye) and the word for “road” or “way,” hodos (as in ex-odus: a way or road out.) So a synod means to walk along a road together, or the road that we walk along.
The secret synod that's happening in Rome

Sep 29, 2023

On Sept. 30, 464 people will gather in Rome to pray at the start of an unusual undertaking, the Synod on Synodality. Then, for the three days leading up to the actual meeting, they will be in a spiritual retreat. After that, the talking will begin.
Protection of Minors Commission asks Synod to dedicate time to safeguarding issues

Sep 28, 2023

Ahead of the upcoming Synod on Synodality this October in the Vatican, the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors appeals for safeguarding children to be seriously and frequently deliberated throughout the Synod's discussions.
Ecumenical Prayer Vigil ahead of Synod approaches

Sep 26, 2023

Pope Francis invites leaders of Churches from different denominations to join him in prayer on September 30 entrusting the work of the 16th Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod, together, to the Holy Spirit.
Swiss bishop calls for women’s ordination, end to celibacy ahead of synod

Sep 26, 2023

A Swiss bishop called for the end of mandatory priestly celibacy and for the ordination of women in an interview published Sunday, just days ahead of his participation at the Synod on Synodality in Rome next week.
Diocese of Rome: Thousands expected at Vatican for ecumenical prayer vigil ahead of synod

Sep 26, 2023

The Diocese of Rome on Monday said it is anticipating thousands of pilgrims in attendance at an ecumenical prayer vigil at the Vatican later this week, with the event scheduled ahead of the start of the historic synod taking place in Rome in October.
Family the cradle of synodality

Sep 22, 2023

The Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary (NBVM) began a 10-day celebration, leading up to the parish’s 88th feast day, September 1.
The synod's priorities are communion, participation, mission — not who can be priests

Sep 22, 2023

According to the media, the most important issues facing the Synod on Synodality are the possibility of married priests, women deacons and the blessing of gay couples.
The Synod? “It must succeed, otherwise it will be a disaster”

Sep 22, 2023

The concerns are all the greater because some people in Rome are having trouble grasping the contours of this great reflection on the future of the Catholic Church.