Writing retreat begins for North American Continental Stage
A group of delegates representing 268 dioceses located in the United States and Canada gather in Orlando, Florida, from 13-17 February, to compose...
Discernment marks first full day
Delegates from the United States and Canada discern the action of the Holy Spirit, the joy of the Gospel, those people whose voices are missing, and...
Exercise of coming together as Church
Barbara Dowding participated in the local Vancouver synod ten years ago as well as in the current synod process. She appreciates how ‘people felt...
The end game of the synod process is not necessarily about goals and outcomes.
Bishop Tyson began the synod process in his diocese with those on the peripheries – migrants – and hopes to better align services in his diocese in...
Synodality is an honourable moment
On Thursday, members of the writing team drafting the North American continental response for the synod concluded the work they began on Monday,...
Bishops Conclude the North American Continental Writing Retreat with Prayers for Strengthened Communion
On Friday, February 17, the North American Synod Team led by bishops from Canada and the United States concluded a week-long retreat to pray,...