Monday, 11 October 2021

Synod: walking together and learning to listen

Yesterday Pope Francis formally opened the Synod of Bishops on with a solemn Mass in St Peter’s Basilica. Pope Francis explained that synodality: “Celebrating a Synod, means walking on the same road, together.”  This is “a synod on synodality,” officially known as "Synod 2021-23: for a Synodal Church". 

We are invited to follow Jesus' example, as we encounter, listen, and discern individually and with one another. To read Pope Francis' homily or more about the Synod  and for questions and answers about the Synod on Synodality on the Bishops of England and Wales website