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For the President of the Commission for Information of the Synodal Assembly, the Synod on Synodality this October in Rome is not only a time for dialogue but also an opportunity to pause and profoundly listen to one another.

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On October 5, the second day of the first session of the 16th Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops, synod participants gathered in 35 small working groups (circuli minores) to discuss the Synod’s first module, “For a synodal Church: An integral experience.

At the opening of the Synod, the Pope emphasized the importance of listening to the Holy Spirit and avoiding gossip, worldliness, and public pressure.

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The synod is a journey that the Holy Spirit makes, Pope Francis said while opening the work of the assembly

As Armenians from Nagorno-Karabakh are forced to flee their homes, is culture or corruption or something more sinister forcing a people to suffer so greatly a century after a genocide tried to wipe them out?

Divided into 35 small groups in the Paul VI Hall, participants are discussing the first part of the Instrumentum Laboris. The two mainland Chinese bishops concelebrated Mass with Pope Francis. Mathew Tomas, a layman from a vicariate of Arabia, told his story, explaining how young people met construction workers individually for the synod.

The Holy See has released the schedule for the Synod on the future of the Church, which will take place at the Vatican from October 4 to 29.