The General Secretariat of the Synod writes to Pope Leo XIV

The leadership of the Vatican’s synod office, the General Secretariat, has pledged its full availability and support of Pope Leo XIV in a public letter.

Cardinal Mario Grech, General Secretary, and the two under-secretaries, Archbishop Luis Marín de San Martín, O.S.A. and Sr. Nathalie Becquart, X.M.C.J. “look with confidence to the directions You will indicate” regarding the ongoing ecclesial journey, and says the “General Secretariat of the Synod remains fully available to offer its service in a spirit of collaboration and obedience”.

The letter also quotes an accompanying note to the final document, which said the document’s indications “can already now be implemented in the local Churches and groupings of Churches, taking into account different contexts, what has already been done, and what remains to be done.”

As prefect of the Dicastery for Bishops, the now-Pope Leo XIV participated in both sessions of the assembly of the Synod on Synodality in October 2023 and October 2024.

The original letter is here in Italian, and some working translations are available in ENG, ESP, FRA and POR.