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Delegates meet at round tables during the Synod on Synodality on Oct. 10, 2023. Credit: Vatican Media

By Andrea Gagliarducci, Catholic World Report, October 23, 2023

Vatican City, Oct 23, 2023 / 13:00 pm (CNA) – As the Synod on Synodality in Rome launches into its final week with a changed calendar, all eyes are on the anticipated Letter to the People of God, expected on Saturday evening.

The tradition of the Synod writing such a letter — or producing a similar document or message to the faithful — is far from new. However, the document this year aims for a fresh twist, at least in how it is brought about: Unlike the summary document slated for approval at the end of the Synod, this missive serves as a compass, pointing the way for the synodal journey. …

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