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 the 16th Ordinary General Assembly highlighted that the synodal process itself does not conclude; that participants now have a responsibility to promote synodality and synodal missionaries within the communities from which they came. There now begins an implementation phase and the local churches are being asked to continue their daily journey with a synodal methodology of consultation and discernment.
Julieann took time to reflect with Fr Bill Kemmy from iCatholic on the historic moment when Pope Francis formally approved the Final Document as official teaching for a Synodal Church: Communion, Participation, Mission, and how it will now guide the ongoing Synodal Pathway of the Catholic Church here in Ireland. You can watch the full video below.