New Synod document published. The final Synodal Document before the global meeting in Rome this October of the 16th Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops was published on 20th June 2023. This ‘Instrumentum Laboris’ will form the basis of the discussions...
Welcome to our latest Synodal Newsletter where you will find updates on ’The Synod’ and also some ways in which we, as a Diocese, are becoming more ’Synodal’. And as we draw near to the Feast of Pentecost when the Holy Spirit descended on the followers of Jesus; we...
As part of our on-going Synodal journey, the Office for Evangelisation and Catechesis recently hosted Dr Caroline Farey, who gave two talks. The first, entitled ‘Entering the Decision-Making Process of the Church’ looked at the two earliest accounts of voting in the...
A two-year ‘synodal’ process is taking place in the Catholic Church from October 2021 that culminates in the final Synod Gathering of Bishops in Rome in October 2023. The overall theme is “For a Synodal Church: Communion, Participation, Mission”. Pope Francis opened...