| Cardinal Tobin highlights Instrumentum Laboris, characteristic signs of a synodal Church |
| My dear sisters and brothers in Christ,With this newsletter, I would like to begin a series of reflections inspired by the Instrumentum Laboris, the “working document” for the first session of the 16th Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops (October 4-29, 2023). According to Cardinal Mario Grech, Secretary General of the General Secretariat of the Synod, speaking last month at the press conference presenting the Instrumentum Laboris, the Instrumentum Laboris is not a document of the Holy See, but of the whole Church. It is not a document written at a desk. It is a document in which all are co-authors, each for the part he or she is called to play in the Church, in docility to the Spirit. Click here to continue reading Cardinal Tobin’s letter to the faithful. (Available in English and Spanish) |