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XVI Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops
“For a Synodal Church: Communion, Participation and Mission”

  • Press Conference for the presentation of the Synthesis Report of the 16th Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops (28 October 2023)
    [Italian]

  • Synthesis Report of the 16th Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops [4-29 October 2023] and voting results (28 October 2023)
    [Italian]

 

Special Assembly of the Synod of Bishops for the Pan-Amazon Region (6-27 October 2019)

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  • Opening of the Works of the Special Assembly of the Synod of Bishops for the Pan-Amazon Region on the theme: "Amazonia: New Paths for the Church and for Integral Ecology" (7 October 2019):
  • Address of the Holy Father Francis at the opening of the Works of the Special Assembly of the Synod of Bishops for the Pan-Amazon Region
    [Italian, Spanish]
  • Report of the Cardinal Lorenzo Baldisseri, Secretary General of the Synod
    [Italian, Spanish]
  • Instrumentum laboris  for the Special Assembly of the Synod of Bishops for the Pan-Amazon Region, on: "New paths for the Church and for an Integral Ecology"
    [French, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish]
     
    • Press Conference for the presentation of the Instrumentum laboris (17 June 2019)
      [Italian]

 

XV Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops (3-28 October 2018)

  • Words of the Hoy Father at the closing of the 15th Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops on "Young People, the Faith and Vocational Discernment" (27 October 2018)
    [Italian]

 

50° Anniversario di Istituzione del Sinodo dei Vescovi

 

XIV Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops (4-25 October 2015)

 

III Extraordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops

 

XIII Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops

  • Greeting by H.E. Msgr. Nikola Eterović to the Holy Father during the Papal Audience to the  13th Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops (13 June 2013)
     [Italian]

 

Special Assembly for the Middle East
[Arabic, English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish]

  • Presentation of the Post-Synodal Apostolic Exhortation Ecclesia in Medio Oriente - H.E. Most Rev. Msgr. Nikola Eterović, General Secretary of the Synod of Bishops (Beirut, 14 September 2012)
    [Italian, Portuguese]

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Second Special Assembly for Africa

  • Presentation of the Instrumentum laboris of H.E. Msgr. Nikola Eterović (Yaoundé, March 19, 2009)
    [Italian]

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XII Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops

  • Greetings to participants in the Synod of Bishops at the conclusion of luncheon (October 25, 2008)
    [French, Italian, Spanish]
  • Final List of Propositions (October 25, 2008)
     [Italian]
  • Report after the Discussion by the General Relator, H.Em. Card. Marc Ouellet, P.S.S., Archbishop of Québec (Canada) (October 2008)
    [French, Latin]
  • Report before the Discussion by the General Relator, H.Em. Card. Marc Ouellet, P.S.S., Archbishop of Québec (Canada)
    [French, Latin]
  • Report by the General Secretary of the Synod of Bishops, H.E. Mons. Nikola Eterović (October 6, 2008)
    [Italian, Latin]
  • Presentation of the Instrumentum laboris by H.E. Msgr. Nikola Eterović and by Msgr. Fortunato Frezza (June 12, 2008)
    [Italian]
  • Press Conference for the presentation of the Lineamenta by H.E. Msgr. Nikola Eterović and by Msgr. Fortunato Frezza (April 27, 2007)
    [Italian, Portuguese]

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XI Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops

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  • Homily of the Archbishop Nikola Eterovic during the trip to Cameroon, on the occasion of the celebration at Yaoundé on the Tenth Anniversary of the publication of the post-Synodal Apostolic Exhortation Ecclesia in Africa (September 17, 2005)
    [French, Italian, Portuguese]
  • Presentation of the Instrumentum laboris of the 11th Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops (July 7, 2005)
    [Italian, Portuguese]
  • Mass in memory of Card. Jan Pieter Schotte, former Secretary General of the Synod of Bishops, celebrated by Archbishop Nikola Eterović in the Vatican Grotto: Homily (February 10, 2005)
    [Italian]
  • Homily of Archbishop Nikola Eterovic at the conclusion of the study convention for the 150th anniversary of the proclamation of the dogma of the Immaculate Conception  (Benevento, 23 May 2004)
    [Italian]
  • Address of Cardinal Jan Pieter Schotte to John Paul II for the presentation of the Post-Synodal Apostolic Exhortation "Pastores Gregis" (October 16, 2003)
     [French, Italian, Portuguese]
  • Presentation of the Post-Synodal Apostolic Exhortation "Ecclesia in Europa" (June 28, 2003)
    • Intervention by Cardinal Antonio María Rouco Varela, Archbishop of Madrid
      [Spanish]
  • Message of the Special Assembly for Oceania (December 10, 1998)
    [Spanish]

  • Message to the Special Assembly for Asia (14 maggio 1998)
    [Spanish]

  • Fifth General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops
  • Press Conference of Mons. Jozef Tomko for the presentation of the theme: "Mission of the Christian Family in the Modern World" (September 18, 1980)
    [Spanish]

Extraordinary Synod of the Ukrainian Bishops :

  • Letter of notification to attend the Extraordinary Synod of the Ukrainian Bishops (March 1, 1980)
    [Latin]
  • Particular Synod of Bishops of the Netherlands
    • Concluding document of the Particular Synod of Bishops of the Netherlands  (January 31, 1980)
      [Dutch, French, Italian, Spanish]
       
  • Justice in the World (November 30, 1971)
     [Portuguese]