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Synod on synodality

A ‘boring’ synod?

Behind the headlines, some delegates are predicting soft landing for the four year process

Edgar Beltrán
Oct 16, 2024
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Most synods convened by Pope Francis have been closely followed by both secular and Catholic media – and they have provided them with plenty of headlines.

Pope Francis at the synod on synodality. Credit: Vatican media.

From the start of the four-year synod on synodality, perhaps the flagship initiative of the Francis pontificate, the global process looked…

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