Pax Christi USA: Overview of Synod on Synodality

Sr Nathalie Becquart spoke at a Pax Christi International event in December 2022

Joseph Nangle, OFM, Pax Christi USA Ambassador of Peace writes:

A refresher seems to be in order at this significant point in Pope Francis' monumental initiative, the Synod on Synodality.

Here in schematic form is an overview of this revolutionary process of consultation with every dimension of the Catholic Church about how it can best to live into this modern era.

Stage 1, October 2021 - August 15, 2022
Worldwide opening of the Synodal process. Diocesan (local Church) consultations. Submission of syntheses to the Vatican.

Stage 2, October 2022
Dialogue within the churches of every continent. Publication of the document for the continental stage.

January - March 2023
Seven continental synodal consultations (Africa, Oceana, Asia, Middle East, Latin America, Europe, North America.)

Stage 3, March 2023
Deadline for submission of documents from continental synodal consultations.

October 4-29, 2023
First session of XVI General Ordinary Assembly of the Synod of Bishops.

October 2024
Second session of XVI General Ordinary Assembly of the Synod of Bishops.

2025 forward
Church implements Synodal results.

A measure of the uniqueness of Pope Francis' "magnum opus" has been the appointment of a woman, Sister Nathalie Becquart, as Undersecretary at the Synod Office in the Vatican. This Office might be called the heartbeat of the world-wide consultation. It is monitoring - guiding - the enormous amount of material resulting from this world-wide consultation of the People of God....

To read on see: https://paxchristiusa.org/2023/04/29/an-overview-of-the-synod-of-synodality/