XVI Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops
“For a Synodal Church: Communion, Participation, Mission”
Second Session | October 2 – 27, 2024
“For a Synodal Church: Communion, Participation, Mission”
Second Session | October 2 – 27, 2024
The theologian Massimo Faggioli has called the Synod on Synodality “the most important moment in the life of the Catholic Church since Vatican II.” From our initial editorial in October 2021 that focused on the opening of the Synod, through our June 2022 synthesis report submitted to the General Secretariat and our coverage of projects and institutions committed to advancing the spirit of synodality, Today’s American Catholic has been reporting on, reflecting about, and participating in this global exercise in dialogue and conversion for the past three years. Along with countless other media outlets, lay-led nonprofits, Small Christian Communities, reform organizations, conferences, institutes, associations, parishes, dioceses, trained facilitators, active listeners, and conversers in the Spirit, we’ve been attempting to learn by doing this renewed method of ecclesial communion—and, in the process, trying to figure out what a “synodal church” might look like in practical terms. Now that we’ve arrived to the second and concluding session of the Synod, we are pleased to announce that we will be “on location” in Rome to cover the first two weeks of the proceedings. We’ll follow the events as they unfold and publish our daily reports below. We’ll also incorporate coverage of lay groups and movements present at the Synod, and weave in impressions of the art, culture, history, and landscape of Rome.








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tac2024-10-12 13:33:492024-10-24 09:32:08October 12: Resting in the Question






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tac2024-10-03 05:38:292024-10-21 08:56:02October 2: Of Silence and Sundials
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tac2024-10-24 09:30:532024-12-26 16:16:55Patience and Prudence in a Changing Church by Gene Ciarlo
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tac2024-08-07 09:06:102024-09-24 15:59:48Lifting the Lines of the Map: Synodality and a Sense of Place by Michael Centore
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tac2024-05-14 10:33:192024-09-24 16:00:40Praxis and Palaver by Joseph G. Healey
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tac2024-03-29 10:55:042024-09-24 16:02:10Hidden Under the Whole of Life: Synodality and Liturgy by Michael Centore
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tac2024-03-27 10:10:122024-09-24 16:02:11Synod delegate reflects on “courageous” discussions at October assembly by Michael Centore
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tac2024-03-20 10:47:512024-09-24 16:02:11A Deeper Communion by Julie A. Ferraro
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tac2024-03-18 13:09:392024-09-24 16:02:11Is the Church Ready for Radical Simplicity? by Gene Ciarlo
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tac2024-03-17 20:00:242024-09-24 16:02:11Reflecting the Word: A Conversation with Robert Choiniere
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tac2024-02-08 13:33:282024-09-24 16:03:54Association of US Catholic Priests hosts event on Synodality, co-responsibility, and women’s participation in the church by Michael Centore
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tac2024-01-30 09:20:252024-09-24 16:03:54Synodal Discernment and Women in the Diaconate by Phyllis Zagano
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tac2023-11-29 08:59:192024-09-24 16:04:52The Wordless Journey: Synodality and Silence by Michael Centore
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tac2023-07-12 09:25:222024-09-24 16:06:33From Solitude to Social Poetry: The Invitation of the Instrumentum Laboris
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tac2023-06-01 11:56:082024-09-24 16:07:35Loyola Institute for Ministry and Episcopal Conferences of Eastern Africa Advance the Work of Synodality and Small Christian Communities by Michael Centore
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tac2023-04-11 11:32:172024-09-24 16:09:12“This Wild Calling”: The Possibilities and Limitations of the Synod on Synodality by Gene Ciarlo
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tac2023-01-09 12:13:222024-09-24 16:10:01Public Letter on the Synodal Process from the Online Young Adult Seekers Small Christian Community
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tac2022-10-28 12:38:272024-09-24 16:20:38A Long and Winding Road: Part II—An Ecumenical Listening Session by Nicole d’Entremont
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tac2022-09-30 10:00:022024-09-24 16:12:26The Art and Action of Attentive Listening by Fran Salone-Pelletier
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tac2022-08-15 11:14:072024-09-24 16:19:46A Long and Winding Road by Nicole d’Entremont
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tac2022-08-15 11:08:282024-09-24 16:21:36Friendship in the Proximity of Christ by Michael E. DeSanctis
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tac2022-08-15 11:03:342024-09-24 16:22:21The Roots of Disillusionment by Anne Kerrigan
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tac2022-02-17 10:56:302024-09-24 16:15:19The Divided Church and the Next Phase of Synodality by Robert Mickens
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tac2022-01-19 11:09:112024-09-24 16:16:11Evaluating the Synod, Part III: The Jesus Story Is the Answer by Gene Ciarlo
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tac2022-01-14 18:08:132024-09-24 16:16:11A Synodal Church in a Plural World: A Conversation with Mark Guevarra
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tac2021-12-15 11:43:292024-09-24 16:16:59Evaluating the Synod, Part II: Catholic Catechesis and Spiritual Growth by Gene CiarloPhone:
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