The XV Ordinary Council of the General Secretariat of the Synod has approved the working document for the participants in the first session of the XVI Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops to be held in Rome from October 4 to 29, 2023.
The members of this Ordinary Council met in Rome on the 10th and 11th. During these days, they reviewed, modified and approved the Instrumentum laboris, which is scheduled to be published in early June.
The Ordinary Council was also attended by several consultants and, in addition to this Instrumentum Laboris, the methodology of the assembly was approved.
The work also included a reflection on the preparation of the participants and some information on the Ecumenical Prayer Vigil on September 30 within the framework of the initiative. Together2023 and the spiritual retreat, preceding the meetings that the assembly participants will hold from October 1 to 3, 2023.
