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Pope Leo XIV, with regional representatives of synod teams, listens to and answers questions from participants in the Jubilee of Synodal Teams and Participatory Bodies in the Vatican audience hall Oct. 24, 2025. (CNS photo\/Vatican Media)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

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The Synod on Synodality<\/a> \u2014 a three-year (2021-2024), world-and-Church-wide process of listening and dialogue initiated by Pope Francis \u2014 is marking two years since its conclusion.<\/p>\n

But \u2014 as its coordinators quickly qualify \u2014 the synodal process, backed by Pope Leo XIV, isn\u2019t over yet.<\/p>\n

So where does it stand?<\/p>\n

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\u201cWe have to implement the outcomes, and we have to celebrate them as well \u2014 so that\u2019s the phase we\u2019re in,\u201d Auxiliary Bishop Juan Miguel Betancourt of Hartford, Connecticut, told OSV News. He is chair of the Synod Implementation and Evaluation Task Force at the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops.<\/p>\n

For those who haven\u2019t followed along, here\u2019s a quick review (by the Leadership Roundtable, a nonprofit promoting transparent and accountable leadership in the Church): \u201cPope Francis<\/a> wants to hear from the whole Church about what is happening in local parishes. He and the bishops would like to know what individuals think we should all be doing to help make our parishes better. The way he has proposed doing this is a synodal process.\u201d<\/p>\n

Worldwide diocesan consultations, listening sessions<\/a> and discernment processes with clergy, religious and laity followed; these were synthesized to identify common themes, after which synod delegates convened in Rome to discuss findings.<\/p>\n

The process culminated with a final document.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn 2028, the whole Church will celebrate the signs of emergence of the changes and developments on synodality \u2014 from the diocesan Church, then the national, then continental, and then the world Church. This is what we\u2019re going to do,\u201d Bishop Betancourt explained.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut it\u2019s just celebrating what is emerging, not really what is being finished \u2014 because that\u2019s not going to happen,\u201d he stressed. \u201cWe cannot refer to this synod as something that is finished, and we\u2019re done with it.\u201d<\/p>\n

The vision of synodality \u2014 a Greek word for \u201cwalking together\u201d meant to embrace both lay and clerical accompaniment, shared responsibility for mission, joint dialogue and discernment \u2014 is intended as a \u201cway of being Church\u201d versus an event or program, or even a multi-year progression of the same.<\/p>\n

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Pope Leo XIV listens to and answers questions from participants in the Jubilee of Synodal Teams and Participatory Bodies in the Vatican audience hall Oct. 24, 2025. (CNS photo\/Vatican Media)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cSynodality is a spiritual journey \u2014 more than a structure; more than a way of governing or doing things; it is a way of living,\u201d said Bishop Betancourt.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo now, Pope Leo is looking into how things are going; coming along,\u201d the bishop continued. \u201cHe acknowledges that in some parts of the world synodality is kicking in (in) a way that is really good \u2026 almost everybody\u2019s on board \u2026 (but) there\u2019s other places that they\u2019re still in the early stages of formation, figuring out what synodality is \u2014 and then trying just to get on board with it.\u201d<\/p>\n

That \u201cgetting on board\u201d has not been universal.<\/p>\n

Various prelates and ecclesial commentators have criticized the process, lamenting an \u201cundefined synodality\u201d and a \u201cdemocracy of the baptized,\u201d while others objected to the apparent dilution of clerical leadership and the specter of endless rounds of consultation.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s a spectrum of where dioceses are, but we knew this was going to happen \u2014 that\u2019s just the reality of adopting anything that\u2019s new or different,\u201d commented Julia McStravog, associate director of planning and synodality in the USCCB\u2019s Office of the General Secretary.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut I can tell you, having accompanied the dioceses starting in 2021 \u2026 there has been a lot of what may not feel like big \u2018in your face\u2019 changes,\u201d she said, \u201cbut these subtle ways in which they\u2019re approaching their work that does emphasize the spiritual and pastoral aspects Bishop Betancourt talked about.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cSo across the dioceses,\u201d McStravog continued, \u201cyou see pastoral councils are being formed in different ways. You see parish councils are being formed in different ways. The bishops are leading and interacting with and consulting with their councils in new ways, and they\u2019re using synodal methodologies and synodal techniques in order to make really big decisions in the dioceses.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThe bishops,\u201d she added, \u201care really adopting the style and mode to engage in a consultative process with the people that they shepherd.\u201d<\/p>\n

McStravog admitted it\u2019s a work in progress.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s not perfect and it\u2019s not everyone \u2014 it\u2019s not 100% of people 100% of the time,\u201d she reflected. \u201cBut again, from the outset, this is a journey. And it\u2019s going to take a long time to spiritually form a billion Catholics throughout the world.\u201d<\/p>\n

McStravog further notes her own title now includes \u201csynodality\u201d \u2014 and that diocesan positions are cropping up with the same.<\/p>\n

The shift has been from planning to proactivity \u2014 taking the next steps from discussing synodality to actually implementing and integrating it.<\/p>\n

\u201cI have seen it in conversation with the brother bishops,\u201d shared Bishop Betancourt. \u201cWhen this happened, it caught us \u2014 let\u2019s say \u2014 kind of by surprise.\u201d<\/p>\n

But then, he said, \u201cwe started doing things.\u201d<\/p>\n

And for those who might still hesitate, Bishop Betancourt offers clarity: \u201cSynodality is not about change \u2014 it\u2019s about mission and evangelization.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cPope Leo<\/a> already says that resistance is part of the change; it\u2019s part of the process,\u201d the bishop noted. \u201cBut what he wants for all of us, specifically, is that we adjust \u2026 He actually wants \u2014 and this is something that he mentioned during the summer, in our meeting with him in Rome \u2014 to preserve that communion; that we have to adjust; that we have to be patient.\u201d<\/p>\n

The synod\u2019s final document \u2014 officially part of Pope Francis\u2019 magisterium \u2014 made no formal changes to Church governance, but at their twice-annual plenary sessions, in June and November, McStravog said, the U.S. bishops now engage in fraternal dialogue.<\/p>\n

\u201cYes, we\u2019re encouraging and helping the bishops in their dioceses,\u201d she noted, \u201cbut as a body, they, too, are practicing consultation and doing deep listening and synodal work together.\u201d<\/p>\n

Diocesan assemblies are scheduled for spring 2027.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe reflection at every level \u2014 diocese, national, continental, worldwide \u2014 would be, what signs of synodality are emerging in our local churches?\u201d Bishop Betancourt explained. \u201cWhat can we share that is happening in our own local churches? And then, how can we celebrate that, and keep that journey going?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI think,\u201d he continued, \u201cthat the Holy Father appreciates the work of synodality that has happened already in the United States. \u2026 All these things that we have done \u2014 even if many of us haven\u2019t been aware that we were doing synodality.\u201d<\/p>\n

And the mission for the U.S. Church now, at this stage of synodality?<\/p>\n

\u201cHow can we bring Jesus?\u201d declared Bishop Betancourt.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s the call to the new evangelization that Saint John Paul II asked us to do, but now it\u2019s in a more concrete way, in the journey of synodality. How are we, with synodality, going to bring Jesus from the parishes to the world?\u201d<\/p>\n

And that mission is not just for the ordained.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s the process of conversion of each one of us \u2014 as missionary disciples,\u201d Bishop Betancourt emphasized. \u201cHaving that strong relationship with Jesus, deepening our relationship with Jesus \u2014 and then going out, beginning with our parishes, and then to the rest of the world.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe do what we can, right?\u201d he reflected. \u201cThis is a slow process. This is a journey \u2014 but we will get there.\u201d<\/p>\n

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