The implemetation phase of the Synod
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Pathways for the implementation of the Synod
These Pathways, prepared by the General Secretariat of the Synod, are part of the General Secretariat’s service of accompaniment during the implementation phase of the Synod.
They have a twofold purpose. On the one hand, they aim to offer local Churches throughout the world a shared framework that will make it easier to walk together. On the other hand, they promote the dialogue that will lead the whole Church to the Ecclesial Assembly in October 2028.
Many local Churches throughout the world are enthusiastically pursuing this path of implementation. In the perspective of the exchange of gifts between Churches and within the whole Church, this section of the website intend to offer the fruits of their reflections, of their tools, and their method which can inspire others in our journey.
This page will be periodically updated with the creative materials we receive from you!
The implementation phase aims to examine new practices and structures that will make the life of the Church more synodal. Certainly the Pathways are the main text, but other resources can help to understand what the implementation phase is.
- Episcopalis communio, the Apostolic Constitution that rules the entire synod process.
- Infographics in several languages on the implementation process 2025-2028. Editable version available.
- What the implementation phase is from a local perspective. A global overview of the implementation of synodality in local churches (Report of sr. Nathalie Becquart to the Ordinary Council, 27.06.2025 – text in English)
- The Final Document for Community Use, a tool from CELAM (document in Spanish)
- Philippines – Summary report of the synodal implementation preparatory regional assembly. This Summary Report constitutes a good example of appropriating the themes of the Final Document, contextualising them in the reality of the Philippines (document in English)
- A small Vademecum for implementing the synod in the local churches, a tool from Taizé communitu (document available in several languages);
- Videos to present the Final Document (video in English with subtitles in French)
- The Third Edition of the Cahiers de la Sinodalité of the Diocese of Dakar also offers the proceedings of the Reception and Dissemination Seminar of the Final Document with various contributions from experts (document in French)
- Infographics
- Guidelines / Vademecums
- Pastoral Plan (Models)
- Websites worth to visit
- Schools of Synodality / Theological Courses
- Other tools
- The conversation in the Spirit (model 1)
- The conversation in the Spirit (model 2)
- Facilitation guide for conversations in the Spirit prepared by the Catholich Church of Québec (document in French)
- Infographic of the 2025-2025 process
- Guide to organise a Parish Synodal Assembly (in Spanish)
- Re-imagining Parish life and leadership in a Synodal Church (in English)
- Vademecum on Synodality (in French) with a lot of resources especially to introduce young people to the synodal Church
- Guide to the Final Document (in spanish) from the Spanish Bishops’ Conference
- evry.catholique.fr/synode/ – website in French full of resources.
- synodal.ch – website in Italian, French and German run by the Commission for Synodality of the Swiss Bishops’ Conference (CVS)
- https://www.formationcontinue-ecdq.org/ This website of the Catholich Church in Québec is offering some interesting tools such as the fith essential synodal practices
- https://noticias.iglesia.org.pe/sinodo-de-la-sinodalidad/ This is the “synodality” section of the Peruvian Bishops’ Conference website which is full of documents, news and videos in Spanish
- https://www.togetherontheway.au/ – This is the Archdiocese of Adelaide’s official SYNOD website! There you will find several resources such as the formation session on the spirituality of synod; discernment and decision-making; the Holy Spirit as protagonist and much more …
- School for Synodality in England and Whales
- Ecole de synodalité de Dakar
- The School of Theology and Ministry of Boston College is offering some COURSES on Synodality (Toward a constitutively synodal Church; history, theology and practive of synodality; Common discernment and decision making in a Synodal Church). To access: https://formaciononline.bc.edu/en/home/
- Together -Juntos. This training and practice programmes on synodality for the Pan-American regio is promoted by the Latin American and Caribbean Episcopal Council (CELAM–CEBITEPAL), the Latin American Confederation of Religious (CLAR), the Jesuit School of Theology at Santa Clara University (JST–SCU), and the Latin American Observatory of Synodality (OLS).
- model of a Mission Letter when appointing a member of a synodal team (in French)
- Notes on the Ecclesial Sinodal Discernment (in Spanish) from the Spanish Bishops’ Conference
- Statutes of the Synodal Conference of the Catholic Church in Germany (in German)
- Instrumentum laboris for the second archdiocesan synodal assembly (in Spanish) from the Archdiocese of Lima