St Patrick's RC Church
Pentrebane Street, Grangetown, Cardiff
CF11 7LJ
Synod 2021-2025 Next Steps
Synod 2021-23
"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"
What is a Synod?
Purpose
Pope Francis wants to give all members of the Church an opportunity to express their views on a variety of different issues.
This involves 1.3 Billion Catholics and has also been described as the largest and the most ambitious 'listening' exercise in the history of humanity.
Next Steps
The report from Prague
The Report from the Bishops of England and Wales together with reports from Bishops all across the World were discussed at a four day Conference in Prague.
The resulting document (see below) is very detailed but it clearly identifies areas for development on a wide range of issues.
Final Document
The Final Document of the XVI Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops gathers the fruits of a journey marked by listening to the People of God and by the discernment of Pastors.
Pope Francis now hands over to the whole Church all that is contained in the Final Document restoring to the Church what has matured over these years through listening and discernment and as an authoritative orientation for the Church’s life and mission.
Final Document Click here
Summary of Final Document Click here
