SYNOD
Mike Webber reports on the Synod updates by the A&B Diocese...
The Bishops of England and Wales have issued their reflection on the Synod National Synthesis entitled "Seeking our Hearts' Desire"
A two-year synodal process is taking place across the Catholic Church. From October 2021 - March 2022, dioceses, national organisations, and religious communities engaged in a number of listening conversations exploring the way the Church embraces her missionary mandate in the world of today. The ideas and thoughts collected as part of this exercise informed Diocesan Synthesis documents which were then shared with the Bishops' Conference of England and Wales. You can read our Diocesan Synthesis here.
Reflecting on the main themes that emerged as a result of the diocesan phase of the Synod, a National Team recently discerned and drafted a National Synthesis for England and Wales. This document will go forward - together with the Bishops' Reflection - to form part of the European continental synodal phase, contributing to the Synod of Bishops due to take place in Rome in October 2023. You can read the Bishops of England and Wales' Reflection on the National Synthesis "Seeking our Hearts' Desire" here.
A two-year synodal process is taking place across the Catholic Church. From October 2021 - March 2022, dioceses, national organisations, and religious communities engaged in a number of listening conversations exploring the way the Church embraces her missionary mandate in the world of today. The ideas and thoughts collected as part of this exercise informed Diocesan Synthesis documents which were then shared with the Bishops' Conference of England and Wales. You can read our Diocesan Synthesis here.
Reflecting on the main themes that emerged as a result of the diocesan phase of the Synod, a National Team recently discerned and drafted a National Synthesis for England and Wales. This document will go forward - together with the Bishops' Reflection - to form part of the European continental synodal phase, contributing to the Synod of Bishops due to take place in Rome in October 2023. You can read the Bishops of England and Wales' Reflection on the National Synthesis "Seeking our Hearts' Desire" here.