The first phase of the Synodal Process (October 2021 to April 2022) involves an extensive consultation/ listening phase within each Diocese of the world at the local level. This will be followed by consultations on the continental level, leading up to the Synod of Bishops in October of 2023. During this time, we the people of God are called to a deep discernment process rooted in prayer. Together with listening to the Word of God and the treasures of the Church’s Tradition, discernment involves a careful attentiveness to the lived experience of believers. Therefore, this process aims at having participation by the greatest number of people possible, especially those on the periphery, who are often excluded and forgotten. All of...
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