Next Steps for the Synodal Pathway
This year has been a momentous one for both the Universal Synod and the Irish Synodal Pathway. At the end of October, the 16th Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops concluded in Rome. This three year journey centred on the theme "For a Synodal Church:...
Universal Synod Concludes – Journey Continues Together
The General Secretary for the Synodal Pathway of the Catholic Church in Ireland, Julieann Moran, was in Rome for the closing days of the Universal Synod on the theme of synodality. Although the Universal Synod came to a close on Sunday, 27 October, the participants of...
Final Document from the Universal Synod Published
The final document from the 16th Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod has been published and is available below in English. Our General Secretary, Julieann Moran, was in Rome for the closing days of the second session of the Assembly to interview several of the...
Prayer Request and National Synodal Team Members Announced
Prayers for the Universal Synod The Irish Catholic Bishops' Conference prayed for all of the participants at the Second Session of the XVI Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops, which formally opens today in the Vatican today, 2 October and will deliberate...
More Dates Added to Leadership Training Programme
New Dates Added! Our Facilitative Leadership Training Programme was launched in February this year and the feedback from each of the six locations was tremendous. We have been fortunate to secure two more course dates, both in Knock, this October. So, if you missed...
Second Instrumentum Laboris Published
The Second Instrumentum Laboris that will guide the work of the second session of the 16th Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops (2 to 27 October) has been released and can be accessed below. The document advances proposals for a missionary Church in which...
Towards October 2024: Ireland’s Summary Document Published
Towards October 2024 - Summary of Contributions from Dioceses and Groups of the Catholic Church in Ireland In response to the invitation from the Secretariat of the Synod in Rome to deepen our reflections on the Report from its first synodal assembly in October 2023...
Report from the National Steering Committee Published
What does God want from the Church in Ireland at this time? In fulfilment of its remit to guide a two-year process of synodal listening and discernment for the Catholic Church in Ireland, the Report from the Steering Committee for the Synodal Pathway of the Catholic...
Irish Synodal Pathway Research Report Published
Following the Winter General Meeting of the Irish Bishops' Conference, a research report, commissioned by the National Steering Committee of the Irish Synodal Pathway has now been published. In keeping with the spirit and methodology of the synodal process, the...