Resources for planned spring gatherings now live!
Is your diocese, ecclesial movement, association, or religious congregation holding a spring gathering for the Irish Synodal Pathway? If so, the resources for these gatherings are now live and can be accessed here:...
Nollaig Shona Daoibh Go Léir
For the past three years, my ministry has been deeply immersed in the journey of synodality and the work of the universal synod—exploring, facilitating, and living out what it means to walk together as a Church, as the People of God. That’s why, this Christmas, it...
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...