The fruits of the First General Assembly of the Fifth Plenary Council of Australia have been
gathered together in a new report that contains dozens of proposals to shape the ongoing
Council journey.
Towards the Second Assembly: A Working Document for Members offers a focus for Members’ continuing prayer and reflection.
As Bishop Shane Mackinlay explains in the video above, when Pope Francis decided to hold what is now known as the Synod on Synodality, the Church in Australia found itself with some groundwork having already been laid in preparing for the Plenary Council.