Synodality, but not a synod: Inside the new timetable for the 2028 'ecclesial assembly'

What’s the new document’s context? And what does it say?

The Vatican’s synod department issued a new document Wednesday defining the steps to be taken ahead of the 2028 ecclesial assembly in Rome.

Cardinal Mario Grech, secretary general of the Synod of Bishops. Credit: Screenshot from @synod-va YouTube channel.

The 6,000-word text, published May 20, details how local Churches should prepare for the event, which…