Synod on Synodality
On October 10, 2021, Pope Francis proclaimed the beginning of a two-year consultative process for the "Synod on Synodality." The term "synod" means "journeying together." Pope Paul states, "Synodality is an expression of the Church's nature, her form, style and mission." The initial phase occurred between October 2021 and April 2022, which provided opportunities to listen to the "People of God" in each diocese, who responded to a series of questions raised by the Vatican. The first session of the "Synod on Synodality" is scheduled to be held in Rome during October 4–29, 2023 and it will be guided by the document Instrumentum Laboris, published by the Vatican on June 20, 2023. The second and final session of the "Synod on Synodality" is scheduled to be held in October, 2024. Follows are links to other information pertaining to the "Synod of Synodality":
Let's Walk Together as a Church with the Holy Spirit (Vatican website for Synod on Synodality)
Address of His Holiness Pope Francis to the Faithful of the Diocese of Rome (September 18, 2021) (Vatican)
Preparatory Document (Vatican)
Vademecum for the Synod on Synodality: The Official Handbook for Listening and Discernment in Local Churches (Vatican)
Synod on Synodality (USCCB)
Prayer for the Synod on Synodality (Adsumus, Sancte Spiritus))(USCCB)
The Universal Church in Motion—Synodal Paths (Herder Thema; English Translation)
U.S. National Synthesis 2021–2023 Synod (USCCB)
National Sythesis Document—June 22, 2022 (Catholic Bishops' Conference of England and Wales)
The Irish National Synodal Synthesis—August 16, 2022 (Irish Catholic Bishops' Conference)
Synod on Synodality—National Synthesis for Canada (2022)(Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops)
"Enlarge the Space of Your Tent"(Vatican, October 2022)
"Document for the Continental Stage of the 2021-2024 Synod on Synodality"
"Synod Continental Stage Comes to Conclusion" (Vatican, April 1, 2023)
"Final Documents of the Continental Assemblies" (vatican)
"North American Final Document for the Continental Stage of the 2021-2024 Synod" (vatican)
You can conduct a search of the internet to obtain links to the Synthesis-Synod reports issued by the various (Arch)Dioceses in the United States and throughout the World. For example, a search of the internet provided the following link to the Diocesan Synthesis—Synod Report, issued for the Diocese of Phoenix on June 30, 2022. Other (Arch)Dioceses in the United States and throughout the world have also issued syntheses, reports, or summaries of the synodal process for their respective (Arch)Dioceses.
"Instrumentum Laboris", that will guide the First Session of the Synod of Synodality to be held in Rome during October 4–29, 2023 (Vatican, June 20, 2023)
"A Synodal Church in Mission: Synthesis Report" of the 16th Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops, held in Rome on October 4-29, 2023 (Vatican, October 28, 2023)
"Instrumentum laboris", that will guide the Second Session of the Synod of Synodality to be held in Rome during October 2024 (Vatican, July 9, 2024).
"For a Synodal Church — Communion, Participation, Mission: Final Document," October 26, 2024.