Jeannine Marino

A farmworker attends Mass at the Centro Sin Fronteras in El Paso, Texas, Sept. 25, 2019, during a pastoral encounter by U.S. bishops with migrants at the border. (CNS/Tyler Orsburn)

Pope Francis says the synod must hear 'excluded' voices. These five dioceses are trying.

The synod on synodality calls bishops to listen to those who feel excluded. NCR interviewed diocesan officials, lay ministers and pastors in several dioceses to see how local churches are seeking out Catholics on the margins.

People receive Communion during Mass at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C., March 11, 2021. (CNS/Tyler Orsburn)

Synod phase for local listening gets an uneven start in US dioceses

By Brian Fraga

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