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Cardinal Grech: Third phase of synodal process is ‘step forward’ for Church – Brown Pelican Society of Lousiana

Cardinal Grech: Third phase of synodal process is ‘step forward’ for Church

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Source: Vatican News, “Pope creates study groups to explore themes from Synod’s first session”

By Salvatore Cernuzio, Vatican News, Sept. 18, 2025

In a note published on its 60th anniversary, Cardinal Mario Grech, Secretary General of the Synod of Bishops, traces the evolution of the Synod of Bishops and looks ahead to the future.

Cardinal Mario Grech, Secretary General of the Synod of Bishops, has invited the Church to “make every effort to ensure that the third phase of the synodal process constitutes a further step forward in the experience and understanding of synodality”,

The encouragement comes in a note published for the 60th anniversary of the establishment of the Vatican body.

In the letter, Cardinal Grech says that Pope Francis defined synodality as “the privileged way to achieve communion in the Church.” …