“THE ENTIRE CATHOLIC CHURCH IS CALLED TO PARTICIPATE IN “FOR A SYNODAL CHURCH: COMMUNION, PARTICIPATION, AND MISSION.”

“TODA LA IGLESIA CATÓLICA ESTÁ LLAMADA A PARTICIPAR, “POR UNA IGLESIA SINODAL: COMUNIÓN, PARTICIPACIÓN Y MISIÓN”.

Pope Francis has called the entire People of God to journey together. This Synod is not just another meeting with oral presentations and written reports. This Synod is a process of journeying together by listening, dialoguing, praying, discerning and making decisions together for the purpose of proclaiming the Gospel of Jesus Christ.

Pope Francis is asking each local diocese to gather – clergy, religious and laity together- to listen to each other. The “goal” of this journeying together is not to create a new vision or pastoral plan with objectives. Rather, the goal of our journeying together is to be present with one another, to listen and learn with each other, and to grow closer to the Lord and His Church.

RESULTS OF THE CONSULTATION PROCESS

- DIOCESAN SYNTHESIS
- NATIONAL SYNTHESIS

Document for the Continental Stage of the 2021-2024 Synod on Synodality

The Document for the Continental Stage (DCS) of the 2021-2024 Synod: For a Synodal Church: Communion, Participation, and Mission is a working document from the General Secratriatfor the Synod that will be used for the next step, the Continental Stage, of the Synod process and is a result of the Holy See hearing from 112 episcopal conferences, including the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), as well as Eastern Catholic Churches, religious congregations, ecclesial associations and movements, the Vatican dicasteries, and individual contributions.

The DCS will serve as a tool for discussion and reflection between episcopal conferences based on a continental grouping in the next stage of the Synod process.