LA’s synod listening sessions set to start after COVID-19 delay
While a surge in COVID-19 cases has slowed the start of the local phase of the global Synod of Bishops on Synodality, organizers in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles expect listening sessions to start both in person and online in the coming weeks.
“It’s a precarious time,” admitted Vice Chancellor Father Parker Sandoval, who serves on the archdiocese’s synod steering committee. “But right now, we’re looking at January through Easter as prime time for listening sessions to be hosted in parishes and communities, religious congregations, and apostolates and ministries.”
The listening sessions make up the initial phase of the two-year synodal process.