Synod on Synodality
Communion, Participation, and Mission
The Synod on Synodality is a two-year process of listening and dialogue beginning with a solemn opening in Rome on October 9 and 10, 2021 with each individual diocese and church celebrating the following week on October 17. The synodal process will conclude in 2023.
Pope Francis invites the entire Church to reflect on a theme that is decisive for its life and mission: “It is precisely this path of synodality which God expects of the Church of the third millennium.” This journey, which follows in the wake of the Church’s “renewal” proposed by the Second Vatican Council, is both a gift and a task: by journeying together and reflecting together on the journey that has been made, the Church will be able to learn through Her experience which processes can help Her to live communion, to achieve participation, to open Herself to mission.
Learn more about the synodal process by visiting the Vatican Synod website.
Synod Documents
Pope Francis Messages & Homilies
Resources
Media & Communications
"The mission of the Church requires the entire People of God to be on a journey together, with each member playing his or her crucial role, united with each other." - Vademecum 1.2
Synod Playlist | Vatican News
The official YouTube playlist for the Synod on Synodality courtesy of Vatican News.
The Synodal Journey Newsletter
by the General Secretariat for the Synod of Bishops