The Way Forward: Pope Francis, Vatican II, and Synodality

The 2023 iteration of the Way Forward conference, titled "The Way Forward: Pope Francis, Vatican II, and Synodality," saw 80 participants engage in interdisciplinary discussion of Pope Francis' call for synodality as a continuation of the trajectory of the Second Vatican Council. Among the participants were cardinals, bishops, and other Catholic Church leaders, as well as theologians, historians, and journalists.

The event—co-sponsored by the Hank Center for the Catholic Intellectual Heritage at Loyola University Chicago and the Fordham University Center on Religion and Culture—was a follow-up to the inaugural “Way Forward” conference in 2022, hosted by the Hank Center.

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Event Media:

Read the NCR article, "Bishops, theologians talk frankly about synodality at Boston College conference" by Brian Fraga.

Read the NCR article,  "Boston College conference didn't just discuss synodality. Bishops and theologians modeled it." by Michael Sean Winters.

Read the event summary on the Boston College website.

View the official event video: