'The synodal legacy of Francis will leave a lashing mark on the Catholic Church'

Synods and synodality: Pope Francis' method, vision for church - Catholic Review

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — While Pope Francis often bucked formality and sidestepped some offices of the Roman Curia, one institution he believed in deeply was the Synod of Bishops and — even more — the notion of “synodality.” He told cardinals and superiors of Roman Curia offices in December 2021: “The synod wants to be an experience of feeling ourselves all members of a larger people, the holy and faithful people of God, and thus disciples who liste…

Pope Francis Ushered “a new spirit in the Church, commitment to a Synodal Church”: Catholic Bishop in South Sudan

Pope Francis brought into the Church “a new spirit” of Synodality, this is how Bishop Alex Lodiong Sakor Eyobo of South Sudan’s Catholic Diocese of Yei remembers the late Pontiff, who passed on Easter Monday, April 21. In his homily at the Requiem Mass of Pope Francis, Bishop Lodiong described the 266th Pontiff as a “great man”, who opened the doors of the Church to all people. “He brought a new spirit in the Church, that everybody has something…

Pope Francis, who died April 21, brain synodality back to the heart of the church. He saw in it a way to make each believer participate in the mission of the church. For theological Arnaud Join-Lambert, this vision can inspire other institutions faced with participation challenges.