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October 8, 2021

Worldwide synod begins at local level

As the Synod on Synodality launches at the local level, bishops from across Canada will be engaging with their parishioners’ opinions on their Church. The Archdiocese of Montreal already has a jump on the synod, launching its “Together on a Mission” campaign Sept. 22.

There has never been a synod like the one that will begin Oct. 17 in cathedrals across Canada.

Published in Canada
September 17, 2021

Understanding ‘synodality’

People gather in St. Peter’s Square. The Vatican released a handbook to assist bishops in preparing for the 2023 Synod on Synodality, which will lean heavily on consultation with the People of God.

Church governance is not about command and control. It’s about who we are and who we aspire to be as a Christian community, as the body of Christ. Since 2013, Pope Francis has been teaching this lesson in all that he does and says. Lately he’s been saying synodality just about every time he opens his mouth.

Published in Canada
September 7, 2021

Vatican releases guidance for dioceses to begin synodal path

Pope Francis speaks at a pre-synod gathering of youth delegates in Rome in this March 19, 2018, file photo. Also pictured is U.S. Cardinal Kevin J. Farrell, prefect of the Vatican's Dicastery for Laity, Family and Life. Originally scheduled for 2022, the next meeting of the Synod of Bishops will take place in October 2023 to allow for broader consultation at the diocesan, national and regional levels.

VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- The Vatican has issued the preparatory document and a "handbook" for dioceses as part of the global church's preparation for the 2023 assembly of the Synod of Bishops, discussing the theme, "For a synodal church: communion, participation and mission."

Published in Vatican
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