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Synod 2021-2023

Our Holy Father Pope Francis has invited the Catholic Church to embark on a journey together. Through listening and discernment rooted in the Holy Spirit, the entire people of God will be called to contribute to a process by which the Church deepens in an understanding of Her mission and looks toward the future.

The Synod on Synodality is a two-year process of praying, listening, dialoguing, and discerning which will culminate in the celebration of the XVI Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops in October 2023. Every diocese in the world will participate. 

A synodal Church, in announcing the Gospel, “journeys together.” The Synod on Synodality seeks to answer: How is this “journeying together” happening today in your local Church? 

What steps does the Spirit invite us to take in order to grow in our “journeying together”?

Read the Preparatory Document for the Synod on Synods