Friday, November 3, 2023

Synod Synthesis 2023

I am pleased to say that the Synthesis Report of the Vatican Bishops’ Synod on Synodality is available at the Synod website HERE. The meetings were officially the 16th Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops, First Session.

The report is the culmination of many meetings initiated by Pope Francis, from local to world levels, to determine how the Catholic Church can best unite to do the mission assigned by our Lord, Jesus Christ.


The report lists existing convergences and problems, and gives proposals for moving forward. After a full year of further reflection and some experimentation of how these proposals play out, the synod will reconvene for the second session in 2024 for more analysis.