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Synod Overview week 3
Synod Overview - Week 3 Some of the information about the Synod comes from the presentations broadcast at the start of the general...
Oct 20, 2023


Synod Overview Week 2
An overview of week 2 of the Synod by Will Ross of the Diocesan Synod Team While the first few days of the Synod in Rome was about the...
Oct 14, 2023


Pastoral Letter from Bishop Toal on Synodality
26th September 2023 PASTORAL LETTER FROM BISHOP TOAL Dear Brothers and Sisters, As the Assembly in Rome for the Synod on Synodality:...
Sep 28, 2023

Synod Working Document
The Working Document for the Continental Stage of the Synod has been released. You can download a copy below to read.
Oct 29, 2022

Scottish Church responds to Pope’s Synod call
The Catholic Church in Scotland has submitted its response to the call from Pope Francis in 2021 to participate in a two-year process...
Aug 13, 2022


Diocesan Synod Report
The final Diocesan Synod Report for the Diocese of Motherwell has now been issued and can be read below. Reflection from Bishop Toal on...
Jun 4, 2022

Pastoral Letter on Synod 2021-2023
Bishop Toal has issued a Pastoral Letter on the Synod in which he explains the background to the synodal process in which the diocese,...
Sep 30, 2021
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