What Is a Synod in the Catholic Church? And Why Does This One Matter?
Briefly

Even for a Roman Catholic Church rife with esoteric terminology that often defies comprehension by the uninitiated, this month's Synod on Synodality at the Vatican essentially a major workshop for church leaders and lay people on how to work together for the good of the church has proved mystifyingly meta for many of the rank-and-file faithful.
But this synod is different. It is not on a single topic. Rather it is on the practice of working in a synod, a process that the Vatican explains as journeying together.
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