Synod releases Final Report of Study Group on women in the Church

The General Secretariat of the Synod has released the third Final Report of the Study Groups established by Pope Francis following the First Session of the XVI Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops.

The report published was that of Study Group No. 5 on Women’s participation in the life and leadership of the Church. The Final Report in Italian and English, together with a brief summary in five languages, is available on the website of the General Secretariat of the Synod: www.synod.va

Last week, the Synod Office published the final reports of Study Group No. 3 on 'The Mission in the Digital Environment' and Study Group No. 4 on 'The Revision of the Ratio Fundamentalis Institutionis Sacerdotalis in a Missionary Synodal Perspective.'

Pope Leo XIV has directed the publication of these Final Reports to share with the entire people of God the fruits of the reflection and discernment undertaken during the Synod, in a spirit of transparency and accountability. The Final Reports are published in English and Italian, with an indication of the original language and the working translation.

The General Secretariat will continue to release the Final Reports progressively.