NEW DELHI, Nov. 6 -- The XVI Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops concluded in Rome on 29 October 2023. On all counts, it was a historic event: a grace-filled moment in a journey which began two years ago in October 2021 and will continue for another year. A Report of this phase of the Synod is now in the public domain; complementing this Report is a Letter (dated 25 October 2023) of the XVI Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops to the People of God and the homily of Pope Francis at the Concluding Eucharist of the Synod of Bishops on 29 October 2023.

The 40-plus pages Synodal Document is called The Summary (or Synthesis) Report of the Synod, 'A Synodal Church in Mission' (dated 28 October 2023). The original is i...