Bishops Conclude the North American Continental Writing Retreat with Prayers for Strengthened Communion

WASHINGTON - On Friday, February 17, the North American Synod Team led by bishops from Canada and the United States concluded a week-long retreat to pray, discern, and synthesize the insights and contributions heard during the North American Continental Stage of the 2021-2024 Synod on Synodality. Members of the North American Synod Team made up of eight bishops, three laywomen, two priests, two laymen, and two women religious, gathered in Orlando, Florida to synthesize the People of God in the United States and Canada's response to the Document for the Continental Stage (DCS) issued by the Holy See's General Secretariat of the Synod in October 2022.Bishop Daniel E. Flores of Brownsville, chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops' (USCCB) Committee on Doctrine, who has been shepherding the synodal process in the United States, expressed gratitude at the opportunity to discern the movement of the Holy Spirit, "It has been a tremendous grace to accompany the People of God in ...

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