Cardinal Tobin: Key takeways from the synod

In this episode of "Inside the Vatican," veteran Vatican correspondent Gerard O'Connell and host Colleen Dulle unpack their takeaways from the 2024 Synod on Synodality’s final document and from the 2021-2024 synodal process as a whole.

In the second part of the show, Colleen interviews Cardinal Joseph W. Tobin of Newark about what the experience at the synod means for the U.S. church and how bishops exercise authority.

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