(Note: This is the first of five articles that will summarize the results and impact of the recently concluded “Synod on Synodality”) If you’ve been paying attention to Catholic Church news, you are aware that the second and final General Assembly of the XVI Synod (the “Synod on Synodality”) concluded on Oct. 27, 2024. After […]
First, a recap: In October of 2021, Pope Francis opened the process for the “Synod on Synodality” – to discuss how we can further become a Church that is marked by “communion, participation and mission.” In the spring of 2022 (if you can remember that far back), our diocese participated in the process by holding […]
(Pope Francis has invited the worldwide Church to journey together in a synod to think about how the future Church needs to serve its people. This is the second of three articles taking a look at our own diocesan synod document, how it relates to documents around the country and around the world, and where […]
It is with gratitude and anticipation that I relate to you that the Diocese of Buffalo Synod team has finished phase I of our project with the completion of listening sessions and submission of our report to the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops. A special thank you to Carrie Frank and Deacon Don Weigel […]
Pope Francis has asked all Catholics to participate in discussions on how we, as a Church, can walk together. On Oct. 10, 2021, he formally opened a two-year process, officially known as “Synod 2021-2023: For a Synodal Church.” The process involves bishops from around the world consulting with everyone from parishioners to monks, nuns and […]
