National Synthesis Team begins its work for Synod submission to Rome

The Diocesan Syntheses, the ‘local’ part of the Synodal process, were submitted to the Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales on the Friday before Holy Week as part of the two-year process requested by Pope Francis for the Catholic Church.

From left to right: Dr. Mark Nash, Rev. Canon Christopher Thomas, Miss Kate Wilkinson, Sr. Elaine Penrice fsp, Mr. Dominic Belli, Miss Sarah Adams, Rev. Jan Nowotnik, Dr. Austen Ivereigh and Dr. Mary McCaughey

Now, having received each document from the dioceses, along with submissions from national Catholic organisations and other bodies, a National Synthesis Team has started work discerning and drafting the national synthesis for England and Wales that will be sent to the Synod Office in Rome by 15 August 2022. Read more>>>