Synod of Bishops on the Laity (1987)

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Synod of Bishops

The Synod of Bishops on the Laity (1987) was a worldwide assembly of Catholic bishops convened by Pope John Paul II to examine and promote the vocation, mission, and role of lay faithful in the Church and in contemporary society.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form	Occurrences
1987 Synod of Bishops on the Laity	1
Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops (1987)	1

Statements (43)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Synod of Bishops ⓘ
aim	to clarify the role of lay faithful in evangelization ⓘ to examine the vocation of the laity ⓘ to promote the mission of the laity ⓘ
buildsOn	decree Apostolicam Actuositatem NERFINISHED ⓘ dogmatic constitution Lumen Gentium NERFINISHED ⓘ teachings of the Second Vatican Council on the laity ⓘ
churchBodyResponsible	General Secretariat of the Synod of Bishops NERFINISHED ⓘ
concernedWith	co-responsibility of laity in the life of the Church ⓘ promotion of lay movements and associations ⓘ renewal of lay apostolate ⓘ witness of Christians in public life ⓘ
convenedBy	Pope John Paul II NERFINISHED ⓘ
convocationForm	papal motu proprio and synodal norms ⓘ
decisionMakingRole	advisory to the Pope ⓘ
ecclesialContext	post-Vatican II Church ⓘ
ecclesialStatus	consultative assembly ⓘ
focus	role of lay faithful in contemporary society ⓘ role of lay faithful in the Church ⓘ
hasType	Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops NERFINISHED ⓘ
influencedDocument	Christifideles Laici NERFINISHED ⓘ
languageOfProceedings	Latin ⓘ
legacy	encouraged greater lay engagement in parish and diocesan life ⓘ influenced pastoral strategies for evangelization by lay people ⓘ strengthened theological understanding of the lay state ⓘ
location	Vatican City NERFINISHED ⓘ
mainTheme	vocation and mission of the lay faithful ⓘ
participants	Catholic bishops from around the world ⓘ experts and observers ⓘ lay auditors ⓘ
partOf	Synod of Bishops of the Catholic Church NERFINISHED ⓘ
presidedOverBy	Pope John Paul II NERFINISHED ⓘ
religiousDenomination	Roman Catholic Church NERFINISHED ⓘ
resultedIn	post-synodal apostolic exhortation Christifideles Laici NERFINISHED ⓘ
scope	worldwide ⓘ
timePeriod	late 20th century ⓘ
topic	collaboration between clergy and laity ⓘ evangelization in contemporary culture ⓘ formation of lay faithful ⓘ lay involvement in social and political life ⓘ lay participation in the Church’s mission ⓘ secular character of the lay vocation ⓘ
yearHeld	1987 ⓘ

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Christifideles Laici → documentOf → Synod of Bishops on the Laity (1987) ⓘ

Second Extraordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops (1985) → followedBy → Synod of Bishops on the Laity (1987) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops (1987)

1990 Synod of Bishops on the Formation of Priests → follows → Synod of Bishops on the Laity (1987) ⓘ

this entity surface form: 1987 Synod of Bishops on the Laity

Christifideles Laici → follows → Synod of Bishops on the Laity (1987) ⓘ