Pope Francis has announced that the next Synod of Bishops will take place in October 2022 in the Vatican – the theme of this synod will be: For a synodal Church: communion, participation, and mission.
For Pope Francis, a synodal Church is a way of being in communion with one another and one which discerns God’s plan in the signs of the times in our world.
Let us begin to pray and reflect what this means for us as the church living in our local parish communities…