Pope Francis has said the next synod will discuss the decline in priestly vocations. In a conversation with Jesuits published by the Jesuit journal La Civiltà Cattolica, the Pope said: “With regard to local vocations, I say that the vocational decline will be spoken of at the next Synod. I believe that vocations exist, you just have to know how to propose them and how to attend to them.”
The next Ordinary Synod will be held in October 2018, on the theme of “Youth, Faith and Vocation”. According to reports, the Pope wanted the synod to be about married priests, but the proposal was outvoted by his advisory council.
