The second and final session of the Synod on Synodality

October 1, 2024 at 12:00 a.m.

A choir leads members of the Synod of Bishops in prayer as they gather in the Paul VI Audience Hall at the Vatican before the opening session Oct. 2, 2024. (CNS photo/Lola Gomez) (Lola Gomez)

OSV News – The second meeting of the 16th Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops begins Oct. 2 at the Vatican. Like last year's meeting, it's a four-week-long gathering of 368 voting delegates – with scores more of nonvoting participants – from six continents to address the theme "For a Synodal Church: Communion, Participation, Mission" and experience synodality, a posture of listening, accompaniment and communion in the church.

Unlike last year's meeting, hot-button topics are not expected to compete for participants' attention. Instead, the focus is expected to be on synodality itself.

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