Vatican calls for representatives of ‘other religions’ in next phase of synodal implementation - LifeSite
Tue Jul 28, 2026 - 6:19 am EDT
VATICAN CITY (LifeSiteNews) — The Vatican has issued new guidelines for the next stage of the Synod of Synodality calling on dioceses to involve representatives of other religions, deepen permanent synodal structures, and evaluate broader leadership roles for lay Catholics.
On July 27, the General Secretariat of the Synod published a new 19-page document entitled “Recollecting,” providing bishops and diocesan synodal teams with detailed instructions for preparing local “evaluation assemblies” during the first half of 2027 as part of the implementation of the 2021-2024 synod. The document describes the assemblies not as a one-time consultation but as a stage in an ongoing “transformation” of diocesan life and governance.
“The preparation and conduct of the Assembly do not exhaust the implementation of the Synod by the local Churches: they are simply a …