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Africa Synodal Continental Assembly - Final Communiqué: In Africa, the Synod is On!

In union with the universal Church, the Church in Africa celebrated the Synodal Continental Assembly in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, from 1st to 6th of March 2023

Africa Synodal Continental Assembly - Final Communiqué: In Africa, the Synod is On! Introduction In union with the universal Church, the Church in Africa celebrated the Synodal Continental Assembly in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, from 1st to 6th of March 2023. This Synodal Continental Assembly was organised by the Symposium of…

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Catholic Church in Africa and Islands: This Synod Assembly is over, but the Synodal and Missionary Church is Moving Forward!

The Church in Africa and Islands commits to move on, especially by deepening the sense of being a Church-family, making it a place of mutual listening and listening to the Holy Spirit, a place of communion, forgiveness and reconciliation

After a morning dedicated to the practice of spiritual conversation in working groups on the draft Final Document that will be sent to the General Secretariat of the Synod (www.Secretariat.Synod.va) by 31 March, Saturday afternoon the participants gathered in plenary assembly to share the fruits of the morning's work. Much…

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Unity, fight against poverty, social equality and neocolonialism as first main concerns of the African Church

The groups stressed the need for a family centered understanding of synodality and promotion of African values and a holistic catechism for all

The African Synod on Synodality Assembly taking place in Addis Ababa (Ethiopia) entered the second working session as Prayers, Reflection, Spiritual Conversation and sharing on Document for the Continental Stage (DCS) remained key items on the delegates' programme. The first item on the agenda was the eucharist which was presided…

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Synod of Bishops: Press Conference for the presentation Document for the Continental Stage

The event will be streamed live with simultaneous translation into English, Spanish, French and Italian on the Vatican News YouTube channel

This is an invitation to attend the Press Conference for the presentation Document for the Continental Stage, which will be presented to the media at the Holy See Press Office on 27 October at 12.15 p.m. (Rome time). The event will be streamed live with simultaneous translation into English, Spanish, French and Italian on…

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Press release at the end of the meeting to draft the Document for the Continental Stage of the 2021-2023 Synodal Process

About 50 participants from all over the world met in Frascati at the John XXIII Centre to listen, dialogue and discern from the Synodal Syntheses produced from the consultation of the People of God. Adopting the method of spiritual conversation, during the twelve days of work, the "experts" wrote the…

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Press conference for the presentation of the Continental Stage of the Synodal Process (2021-2023)

The event will be streamed live with simultaneous translation into English, Spanish, French and Italian on the Vatican News YouTube channel

On Friday 26 August, at 13.00 CET, Cardinals Mario Grech, Secretary General of the Synod (http://Secretariat.Synod.va/), and Jean Claude Hollerich, appointed General Rapporteur for the upcoming Synod, will present the second phase of the synodal process: the Continental Phase of the Synod on Synodality, on the theme: “For a synodal…