• On June 13, in a meeting with the leaders of ecclesial movements, Pope Francis once again outlined his vision for synodality in the Church.

“Let us beware of the temptation of closed circles! …These are “enclosures” in which we all risk imprisonment… Synodality instead asks us to look beyond the barriers with magnanimity, to see the presence of God and his actions even in people we do not know, in new pastoral approaches, in uncharted mission territories. It asks us to let ourselves be moved, even “hurt”, by the voice, the experience, and suffering of others: of our fellow believers and all those around us. Open, with an open heart.”