Synod - For a synodal church

U.S. Bishops Release National Synthesis for the Interim Stage of the 2021-2024 Synod 

The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) has issued the National Synthesis of the People of God in the United States of America for the Interim Stage. The synthesis marks the completion of the Interim Stage of the 2021-2024 Synod: For a Synodal Church: Communion, Participation, and Mission.   
 
Following the conclusion of the First Session of the XVI Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod in October 2023, the Ordinary Council of the Synod of Bishops invited episcopal conferences to engage in a listening process in response to the synthesis report A Synodal Church in Mission.   

Dear Brothers and Sisters,
 
Greetings in the Lord. Our Holy Father has asked each local Church (i.e., diocese) in the world to submit to the Vatican reflections on some issues that have surfaced regarding the perceived action of the Holy Spirit. Specifically, we are being asked to discern not just the needs of the Church today but more importantly: Where is the Holy Spirit moving us, and how are we being called by God to live our Catholic faith today?
 
 I have received feedback from our priests, our schools and parishioners throughout the year. Most of that has come from small groups of people who have gathered to discuss my Pastoral Letter (“Sharing the Gift”), but I have also received communications from individual people who participated in the Synod survey.
 
 If you would like to read the local report, click here.
 
 May God bless you and all of us as we live our Faith boldly in the world today!
 
 In Christ’s Peace,
 +Bill