The 2023 Synod of Bishops will include lay people, half of whom will be women, organisers revealed in a landmark development for the Church’s synod process.
According to Vatican News, 70 lay people appointed directly by Pope Francis, 50 per cent of whom shall be women, will enjoy voting rights at the assembly, which will consist of around 370 voting members and 400 participants in total.
These signify the key changes presented on Wednesday by Pope Francis for the Synod Assembly, which will take place in October and seal the synodal path he started in the Autumn of 2021.
