We present today the Keynote address of Cardinal Mario Grech held on September, 30 at the opening of the Seminar "From Listening to Practice Ecumenical Conference on Canonical Practices of Synodality" (30 September – 3 October 2026) at ...

  Shared criteria for discerning new institutes, a delegate for consecrated life in every diocese, and contracts or memoranda of understanding covering formation, gender equality, remuneration and the administration of assets. And an ad limina ...

  Meeting with the leaders of continental bodies   “The meeting with the Holy Father was for all the participants a powerful sign of support and encouragement as they continue their work for the Church's synodal conversion.” With these ...

  Speeches, programme and available resources   At 11.30 am on Friday 2 October 2026, a press conference was held at the Holy See Press Office to present the meeting between the Holy Father Leo XIV and the Heads of the Eastern Churches and ...

The General Secretariat of the Synod offers Bishops and synodal teams criteria and practical guidance for the 2027 stage   Vatican City, 27 July 2026   The General Secretariat of the Synod today publishes the Notes entitled “Recollecting”. ...

  Meeting of the heads of the continental bodies of the Catholic Church begins   Opening the proceedings in the late afternoon of Tuesday, 23 June, Cardinal Mario Grech, Secretary General of the General Secretariat of the Synod, began with a brief ...

  Publication of the Final Report of the Canonical Commission   The General Secretariat of the Synod today publishes the Final Report of the Canonical Commission. The Canonical Commission – established in service of the Synod, in agreement with ...

Preparatory document for the October 2026 Meeting published Vatican, 6 July 2026   The Dicastery for the Laity, Family and Life and the General Secretariat of the Synod have published the Thematic framework, the preparatory and guiding document ...