Two main bits of news came out from the Synod on Synodality the last few weeks. First, the General Secretariat announced that Pope Francis has extended the formal synodal process by an extra year, adding a second session to the Ordinary Synod of Bishops in October, 2024. This will follow on from the first session, ...read more

Exploring different approaches to synodality in Christian churches reveals one of the many valuable ways we can learn from one another through dialogue. ...read more

How good are we at listening with our hearts? Do we hear how God may be speaking to us through people outside our own church and beyond? ...read more

How do we walk together? Julian Paparella offers suggestions of how we can use this synod as an opportunity to reach out beyond our Church. ...read more

What impact can the Church’s movement towards synodality under the leadership of Pope Francis have on ecumenical dialogue with the Orthodox Church? ...read more

This October, the entire Church is embarking on an unprecedented journey of renewal, starting at the grassroots level. And it needs you! ...read more

Read the full text of Pope Francis' homily during the opening Mass for the synod on synodality. ...read more

Read the address Pope Francis gave during a moment of reflection as he opened the synod on synodality on October 9, 2021. ...read more

This month, the entire Church will enter into a synodal journey unlike any other. But what is a synod, and what is the purpose of this particular synod? ...read more

You may have heard that the next Synod of Bishops is on the topic of synodality. But what are synods and why do we have them? ...read more