Sixteenth Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops information
Assembly of Bishops in Synod in October 2023
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The 16th Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops, commonly referred to as the synod on synodality,[1] is an ongoing synod of bishops of the Catholic Church which will conclude in October 2024 and has as its theme "For a synodal Church: communion, participation and mission".[2] It has been described as the culmination of Pope Francis's papacy and the most important event in the Church since the Second Vatican Council.[3][4]
The date of the synod was first announced as October 2022,[5] but was then changed to October 2023 because the scope of the synod had been widened.[2][6] A further extension was announced in October 2022, taking the closing date to October 2024.[7]
The list of all 364 participants was published on 7 July 2023.[8]
In advance of the synod's October 2023 assembly, Pope Francis issued the apostolic exhortation Laudate Deum, in which he calls for brisk action against the climate crisis and condemns climate change denial.[9][10]
^"Synod phase for local listening gets an uneven start in US dioceses". National Catholic Reporter. 14 December 2021. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
^ ab"Pope Francis launches 2-year synodal path with call to 'encounter, listen, and discern'". Catholic News Agency. 10 October 2021. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
^Horowitz, Jason; Povoledo, Elisabetta (2 October 2023). "What Is a Synod in the Catholic Church? And Why Does This One Matter?". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
^Horowitz, Jason (2 October 2023). "Vatican Assembly Puts the Church's Most Sensitive Issues on the Table". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
^"Synod of Bishops to take up theme of synodality in 2022". www.vaticannews.va. 7 March 2020. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
^"Francis widens scope of next synod: diocesan, continental phases before Vatican event". National Catholic Reporter. 21 May 2021. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
^Mares, Courtney (16 October 2022). "Pope Francis announces decision to extend Synod on Synodality to 2024". Catholic News Agency. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
^"XVI Assemblea Generale Ordinaria del Sinodo dei Vescovi – Elenco dei Partecipanti". press.vatican.va. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
^"Franziskus ruft zu raschen Maßnahmen gegen Erderwärmung auf "Laudate Deum" veröffentlicht: Papst kritisiert Klimaleugner". katholisch.de. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
^Horowitz and Povoledo. "Francis Issues Urgent Call to Save a Planet Near 'the Breaking Point'". New York Times. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
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