Vatican releases working document on synodality.

The Vatican has released a working document for the first global session on the Synod on Synodality, which focuses on broader participation in the decision-making processes of the Church. The document presents a series of discernment questions, covering topics including the role of women in the Church, how to preach the Gospel more effectively on digital platforms, and how the Church can better welcome people with disabilities. The relationship between the synodal and hierarchical natures of the Church is also explored, asking how bishops can involve more people in their decision-making processes, and how the exercise of the pope’s primacy should “evolve” to make the Church more synodal.