“We recall that the purpose of the Synod is not to produce documents, but to plant dreams, draw forth prophecies and visions, allow hope to flourish, inspire trust, bind up wounds, weave together relationships, awaken a dawn of hope, learn from one another and create a bright resourcefulness that will enlighten minds, warm hearts, give strength to our hands.” (Vatican website)
What is the Synod? Learn more at: About the Synod
Keep up with the ongoing process of journeying together as the people of God on the Vatican Synod website HERE and on the U.S. Bishops’ Synod page HERE.
Lenten Webinars: The U.S. Bishops invite Catholics to participate in Lenten Webinars as part of our ongoing process in a webinar series exploring synodality through the prism of Jesus Christ's words at the Last Supper. Register for each webinar:
Session I: February 14, 2024, 4 PM ET
Session Ii: March 6, 2024, 3 PM ET
Session Iii: March 19, 2024, 4 PM ET
Registration links can also be found on the U.S. Bishops’ Synod page HERE
Learn more about the current phase of the Synod process and how the Church is proceeding towards the October 2024 Synod meetings:
What happened at the Synod—and what comes next | America Magazine (January 2024) Panelists including James Martin, a Synod participant, Gerard O’Connell, who has covered every synod since 1985, Colleen Dulle, host of the Inside the Vatican podcast, and Sebastian Gomes America’s executive editor.
- USCCB Synod - Interim Stage Webinar (January 2024) Members of the USCCB Synod Team provide an overview of the Interim Stage of the 2021-2024 Synod. Learn what will be happening in spring 2024 in the U.S. process leading up to the October 2024 Vatican Synod meetings.
At the conclusion of the October Synod meetings, a short letter to the People of God was released: Letter of the XVI Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops to the People of God
The Synthesis Report of the First Session of the XVI Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops was approved by the members of the assembly on October 28, 2023. Download it on the U.S. BIshops’ website here:
A Synodal Church in Mission: Synthesis Report (October 2023)
