The latest from Bishop Mark O’Toole

In October 2021, Pope Francis will open a three-year synodal journey with three phases of consultations and discernment, culminating with an assembly in October 2023 in Rome. The first phase of the Synodal Process will be a time of listening in local churches.

Our Diocese will continue the synodal journey which started with ‘A Precious Place of God’s Grace’. Later in the year, working through our parishes and schools, we will be fostering as broad a consultation as possible, reaching out to integrate the voice of the poor and the excluded – walking together to explore how the Church can respond to today’s challenges and engage everyone in being more Missionary.

I encourage everyone in our Diocese to engage in this important process in the life of the Church, locally and universally, so that we can all be more effective missionary disciples.

Bishop Mark O’Toole