SYNODALITY is a Church word for inclusive leadership, listening to the sense of faith of the faithful. Pope Francis has called a two-part Synod on Synodality in Rome in 2023 and 2024. The Bishops’ Conferences of Oceania (Australia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea and the Pacific) are meeting in Fiji
Webinar with Bishop Shane Mackinlay, one of Australia's Bishop representatives at the Synod in Rome in October. Response will be by Francis Sullivan.
Webinar Speakers: Francis Sullivan and Kevin Liston Francis Sullivan, Chair of Concerned Catholics Canberra Goulburn, was previously CEO of the Truth Justice and Healing Council He is currently Chair of the Mater Group of hospitals, Catholic Social Services Australia and a Director of Mercy Health. Kevin Liston is Co-chair
The focus of this webinar will be on the state of play since the first Assembly and the lead up to the second Assembly in October 2024. Joining us will be Bishop Vincent Long who held a Diocesan Synod in the Parramatta Diocese in 2023 and Dr Sandie Cornish who attended
Pope Francis is calling for a ‘paradigm shift’ in theology. Spirituality and theology must start in the various contexts and concrete situations in which we live. Theologians should allow themselves to be seriously challenged by reality, to discern the ‘signs of the times’ in the light of the gospel. (Apostolic
The Instrumentum Laboris (Working Document) for the second Assembly of the Synod, October 2024, published on 9 July, sets the tone and expectations for the Assembly. A key question for Catholics is: Will it be enough to restore credibility and confidence in an ailing church and reverse the rapidly declining
What does ‘becoming a synodal church’ mean in our region of Oceania? Speakers: Manuel Beazley, Vicar for Māori, Diocese of Auckland, Aotearoa New Zealand Kelly Paget, Chancellor and Head of Mission, Diocese of Broken Bay, Australia Susan Sela, Director, Pacific Technical and Further Education, University of the South Pacific, Fiji
