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Final Report of Synod's Canon Law Commission Published

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The canon law commission's final report proposes amendments to the Code of Canon Law of the Latin Church, based on the work carried out by the two General Assemblies of the Synod of Bishops in October 2023 and October 2024. Read all  

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"Identify in what terms the theological and ecclesiological acquisitions of the synodal process can be translated into canonical norms, distinguishing three temporal horizons" . This is the objective of the Canonistic Commission, whose Final Report was released on September 30 by the General Secretariat of the Synod. "In the short term, the Commission proposes punctual changes to the current legislation, capable of immediately supporting the ecc…

The General Secretariat of the Synod has published the Final Report of the Canonical Commission for a Synodal Church, a working document proposing to modify various canons of the Code of Canon Law to incorporate into the legal order some of the conclusions of the synodal process developed between 2021 and 2024. The text, dated at the Vatican [...]

The Canonical Commission created within the framework of the Synod on Synodality has produced a report in which it proposes a comprehensive review of different norms of Canon Law in order to adapt the legislation of the Church to the conclusions of the synodal process.

The first part of the document contains proposals to amend the canons of the Code concerning the possibility for the lay faithful, both men and women, to exercise in the Church those offices, functions and ministries for which they are successfully qualified and competent, including within the sphere of equitable governance. The post Another proposal from the synod on synodality: to amend the canons governing the Church so that laypeople can par…

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Religión Digital broke the news on Wednesday, September 30, 2026.
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