Pope Francis joins leaders of the assembly of the Synod
of Bishops for prayer before a working session in the
Vatican’s Paul VI Audience Hall October 20, 2023. Photo:
CNS/Lola Gomez. It’s over two years since Pope Francis launched the Synod on Synodality and to many it seems at this point to be all about assemblies, working groups and reports that float high above the lives of the man and woman in the pew. The publicity and the posters are a rapidly fading memory. The idea…
