MISSION statement: Revised 2026

We are a group of Catholics, some of whom are ordained, brought together by our love of Christ’s Church and a desire to be part of the synodal renewal it needs.
 
Inspired by the legacy of the Second Vatican Council, and the call to Synodality for the Church of the third millennium, we want to contribute fully to the life of our Church so that it may be a more effective and inclusive sign of the Kingdom of God.
 
To enable this, we wish to promote listening, dialogue and receptivity within the Church, and with all people of good will, open to the promptings of the Holy Spirit.
 
Accordingly, we aim to facilitate opportunities to share experiences, practices and insights to discern our hopes and aims for the Church in the world today.

THEOLOGY statement:

ACTA is a movement built from below by clergy and laity alike in every diocese in England and Wales. It exists to give those people an effective voice. It is an instrument to establish and promote space for a trusting dialogue within a hierarchically structured people’s Church.
 
ACTA believes that the reforms of the Second Vatican Council are the only way forward for mission to modern society. It is not a small chapel of selected followers; it believes in the Church as a “big tent”, with open doors. As a free and representative association of believers, it seeks to liberate the expertise in the ranks, so as to bring added energy and witness to the Church in the world.

New Synodal Document

Written by: Alex Walker

 NEW SYNODAL DOCUMENT | OUT NOW!! Today, the General Secretariat of the Synod releases the document “Towards the Assemblies 2027–2028: stages, criteria and tools for preparation,” taking a step forward in the #implementationphase of the Synod on #Synodality.

 

☘ An Accompanying Document!

The document outlines the path that will accompany local Churches, Episcopal Conferences, and continental ecclesial bodies toward the Ecclesial Assembly to be held in the Vatican in October 2028 through the assemblies being held in 2027-28.

 

The Press Release: https://www.synod.va/en/news/towards-the-ecclesial-assembly-of-october-2028.html

 

The Document is available in English, Italian, Spanish, French and Portuguese:

https://www.synod.va/en/resources/documents/documents-for-the-third-phase/towards-the-assemblies-2027-2028.html

 

☘ Structured around four Key stages:

 

Recollecting, Interpreting, Orienting, and Celebrating — the process seeks to foster discernment, exchange of gifts among the Churches, and continued growth in synodal life and mission.

 

“What we are proposing to the local Churches — states Cardinal Mario Grech, Secretary General of the Synod — is not an additional task, but rather a time of shared discernment and thanksgiving, in which to reread together what the Spirit is causing to grow in the Church and to recognize the steps we are called to take..."

 

#synodalchurch #SynodOnSynodality #Synod