Bishops in Asia pledge to increase Synodality in the Church

Bishops in Asia pledge to increase Synodality in the Church

MUMBAI, India – A recent meeting of bishops from Asia have announced a program on Synodality taking place in November at Penang, Malaysia. Cardinal Isao Kikuchi to Tokyo said the Central Committee of the Federation of Asian Bishops Conferences meeting in Bangkok this month gave the Asian Missions Conference (AMC) 2025 meeting the theme “The Great Pilgrimage of Hope.” “More than 1000 participants are expected to join and from Japan also at least …

Pope Francis approves Synod implementation phase culminating in 2028 assembly

One Catholic commentator has warned that the implementation of the Synod on Synodality will ‘functionally be a new church, a new religion.’

Latin America and Caribbean Meeting for Synodal Cooperation 2025: The Church as an agent of transformation

The international headquarters of Aid to the Church in Need (ACN International), in Königstein, Germany, hosted the Latin America and Caribbean Meeting for Synodal Cooperation 2025, between March 10-14. This initiative, held under the aegis of the Pontifical Commission for Latin America, the Latin-American Bishops Council (CELAM), and the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development is aimed at strengthening synodal cooperation between a v…

Pope approves next phase of synod, setting path to 2028 assembly - Catholic Review

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Francis has approved the next phase of the Synod of Bishops on synodality, launching a three-year implementation process that will culminate in an ecclesial assembly at the Vatican in October 2028. In a letter published March 15, Cardinal Mario Grech, secretary-general of the synod, announced that the synod’s new phase will focus on applying its conclusions at all levels of the church, with dioceses, bishops’ conference…

Pope approves next phase of synod, setting path to 2028 assembly - Biweekly Newspaper for the Diocese of Richmond %

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Francis has approved the next phase of the Synod of Bishops on synodality, launching a three-year implementation process that will culminate in an ecclesial assembly at the Vatican in October 2028. In a letter published March 15, Cardinal Mario Grech, secretary-general of the synod, announced that the synod’s new phase will focus on applying its conclusions at all levels of the Church, with dioceses, bishops’ conference…

Pope Francis wants to oversee implementation of synodality

On March 15, the Vatican made public a letter approved by the hospitalized pope. It reminds bishops around the world that the implementation of "synodality" is not optional.