The October 2026 Vatican meeting of bishops will discuss pastoral topics such as divorce and family life to mark the 10th anniversary of Amoris Laetitia, Pope Francis’ 2016 post-synodal apostolic exhortation on love in the family.
Amoris Laetitia, which addressed the pastoral care of families, drew controversy as to whether Chapter Eight of the exhortation altered the Church’s teaching regarding Communion for divorced people who have civilly remarried.
The meeting, convened by the Pope, will be held from the 7 to the 14 October with the heads of the Eastern Catholic Churches and the presidents of the episcopal conferences to further explore the implementation of the document.
