FROM THE COUNCIL TO THE SYNOD.

A Re-examination of the Church’s Journey, 60 Years on from Lumen gentium (1964–2024)

Edited by Monsignor Dario Vitali and Father Pasquale Bua, the volume brings together the proceedings of the international conference organised by the General Secretariat of the Synod and the Collegium Maximum of the Pontifical Gregorian University on 28–30 October 2024, to mark two occasions: the conclusion of the 16th Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops, on the theme: ‘Towards a Synodal Church: Communion, Participation, Mission’, and the 60th anniversary of the promulgation of the Dogmatic Constitution Lumen gentium of the Second Vatican Council.

Year: 2026

Pages: 400

Libreria Editrice Vaticana

TOWARD A MISSIONARY SYNODAL CHURCH: BECOMING WHO WE ARE

This volume contains all the addresses and reflections by distinguished theologians and canonists delivered during the plenary meeting of the General Secretariat of the Synod held in Rome in April 2022. The proceedings centred on three main themes: ‘The People of God in the Synod’, ‘Towards an Inclusive Church’ and ‘Towards a permanent synodal journey’. Intense and interesting reflections on the synodal process so that every step taken within this process may mirror that taken by the Church, whose mission is and remains that of reconciliation and peace with Christ.

Year: 2024

Pages: 206

Libreria Editrice Vaticana

This volume gathers the materials from the XV Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops, held in the Vatican from 3 to 28 October 2018 on the theme "Young People, the Faith and Vocational Discernment." It was the culminating moment of a journey that began in January 2017 with the publication of the Preparatory Document.

The volume dedicated to the event gathers the materials from the preparation and proceedings of the Assembly, divided into four parts: the chronicle of the celebrations and General Congregations; the texts presenting the synodal topics, together with testimonies from young people; the reports of the Circuli Minores; and homilies, addresses, and official documents, including the Preparatory Document, the Instrumentum Laboris, the Final Document, the Letter to Young People, and the Apostolic Exhortation Christus Vivit. The appendix contains the calendar, the list of participants, and other contributions.

Publisher: Libreria Editrice Vaticana

Year of publication: 2026

Pages: 928 pp., Paperback

THE AMAZON: NEW PATHS FOR THE CHURCH AND FOR AN INTEGRAL ECOLOGY.

Finding new ways to evangelise the peoples of Latin America – especially indigenous peoples – who are often forgotten and face an uncertain future, not least because of the crisis affecting the Amazon rainforest. This substantial and fascinating volume, edited by Mario Grech, presents the content drawn up, discussed and approved by the Special Assembly of the Synod of Bishops for the Pan-Amazon Region in 2019, setting out in chronological order all the material produced in connection with it in the language in which it was written or delivered. These range from documents on the announcement and preparatory phase of the Synodal Assembly, through to the homilies delivered during the Eucharistic celebrations, the synodal texts and the proceedings of the General Congregations.

Year: 2024

Pages: 692