Synodal special team in Japan : Study sessions on the Synod held on September 4 and 8　

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Pope Francis convened and presided over the 2021-2024 Synod on Synodality, a multi-year, worldwide process of […]

Pope Francis convened and presided over the 2021-2024 Synod on Synodality, a multi-year, worldwide process of dialogue and listening intended to foster a more synodal church focused on communion, participation, and mission.

Synodal special team in Japan held a series of study sessions on September 4th and 8th, inviting the Synod’s General Relator Jean-Claude Cardinal Hollerich, S.J., Archbishop of Luxembourg as a lecturer.

On the 4th at the Archbishop’s Residence in Osaka of the Archdiocese of Osaka Takamatsu, for the bishops of the 15 dioceses and their respective diocesan representatives; On the 8th at the Japan Catholic Center in Tokyo, for the staff of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Japan;

After the Cardinal Hollerich’s lecture, “Conversations in the Spirit” followed to deepen participants’ understanding of the Synodal theme “A Church that Walks Together” and its Final Document.

【4th September at the Archbishop’s Residence in Osaka of the Archdiocese of Osaka Takamatsu (Osaka) 】

【8th September at the Japan Catholic Center in Tokyo (Tokyo)】



The final document of the Synod, “For a Synodal Church: Communion, Participation, Mission,” published last November, can be read below.

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