Synod on synodality

Saturday, November 23

Aussie input into final Synod document

Sandhurst Bishop Shane Mackinlay has been elected to a commission charged with overseeing the drafting of the final document of the Synod on Synodality.

Aussies play their part in Rome Synod

Australian Catholics will play a key role in this month’s second session of the XVI Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops in Rome which is aimed at shaping the future of the Church.

The Archdiocese hosted a pre-synod gathering and presented the diocesan synod report at The Monastery last year.

Synodality in the life and mission of the Church

The first session of the Synod on Synodality ended in Rome at the end of October. Our Archbishop Patrick was present with other representatives from the Church in Australia, along with those from all around the world.

Hopeful pilgrims at Rome Synod

My dear sisters and brothers in Christ, greeting from Rome. As I write these words, the first session of the XVI Synod of Bishops still has a full week to run.

New vision launched

The Adelaide Archdiocese’s new vision and mission statements were launched last month at the first of three sessions on the upcoming Synod in Rome.

Dialogue - it's in our DNA

In the lead up to the Fifth Plenary Council of Australia, some were unsure about the process, thinking it was perhaps a backdoor way of implementing some sort of Church Parliament. Similarly with the coming first session of the Synod on Synodality. Thankfully, not so.