Inside The Vatican

Deep Dive: What happened at the synod in Rome?


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The synod delegates have returned home and the round tables have been put away. So now, a month after the first Roman meeting of the Synod on Synodality, many Catholics are left wondering: What just happened?

This deep dive episode of “Inside the Vatican” explains the key events and dynamics of the synod, combining recordings from synod events with a diverse selection of interviews, inviting you to “listen in” on this historic meeting.

Interviews include:

  • Vimal Tirimanna, C.Ss.R., a synod member and moral theologian from Sri Lanka
  • Dr. Catherine Clifford, an ecclesiologist and member of the synod
  • Bishop Bill McGrattan, president of the Canadian bishops’ conference and a synod member
  • John Thavis, former Rome bureau chief of Catholic News Service
  • Olivier Poquillon, O.P., a member of the synod’s methodology commission and rector of the École Biblique in Jerusalem

  • Find the full episode page and links for further reading about the synod here.

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