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Přinášíme odkazy na rozhovor papeže Lva XIV. se zástupci synodních týmů v rámci Jubilea synodních týmů a participativních orgánů 24. - 26. 10. 2025 v Římě, na papežovu závěrečnou homilii a na dva projevy kard. Mario Grecha při zahájení a při mariánské vigilii.

Několik úvah Williama T. Vollmanna nad četbou apoštolské exhortace papeže Lva 'Dilexi te'

Ve vikariátu Plzeň Jih jsou synodními delegáty Jiří Basl (Starý Plzenec), Kristýna Hovjacká (Litice, Dobřany, Merklín), Erika Radová (Přeštice) a Václava Šmírová (Spálené Poříčí)

On Saturday, September 13, 2025, a traditional diocesan pilgrimage took place at the Teplá monastery, bearing the motto "I am the way..." (John 14:6). This pilgrimage also included a block dedicated to the diocesan synod.

The Catholic weekly asked me to contribute my little bit to the topic "When a Priest is Missing in the Parish" (KT 34/2025). With the editor's consent, I am also sharing the few observations I sent them here.

Illustrative photo Tomáš Hýsek / Člověk a Víra

Rozhovor se synodními delegáty a delegátkami z vikariátů Domažlice a Tachov

In the spring of this year, our diocese completed another important stage in the ongoing synod. In May, the synodal consultations concluded, which had taken place in various parishes and communities across the diocese over the past months. The result of this collective effort is a total of 185 proposals for addressing various areas of diocese life, which are now undergoing thorough processing.

Ve vikariátu Cheb jsou synodními delegáty Dominik Roháček (Aš), Vojtěch Müller (Františkovy Lázně), Eva Kolafová (Cheb), Martin Baxa (Mariánské Lázně) a Věra Strachová (Skalná).

Ve vikariátu Sokolov jsou synodními delegáty Petr Klokočka za farnost Kraslice, Marie Pelcová (Chodov), Jan Sebján (Sokolov) a Irena Vykoupilová  (Loket).

Brief report on the conclusion of the diocesan consultations (May 31, 2025) as part of this year's II. phase of the diocesan synod

Pope Leo XIV in his introductory greeting: "We must together seek how to be a missionary church, a church that builds bridges, leads dialogue, and is always open to receive..."

In the cathedral in Pilsen, around 200 believers from the Pilsen diocese gathered for a penitent prayer vigil on Palm Sunday, celebrated as part of the Jubilee Year, connecting to the naming of various ailments and pains in the Final Document of the first stage of the diocesan synod.

In this article, we present a ten-minute video by Martin Fojtíček with three tips for the work of synod delegates in selected areas to address.

In this article, we bring encouragement for persistent prayer for the diocesan synod and an invitation to join the Network of Intercessors sent to all parishes of the Plzeň diocese on April 3, 2025.

Interview with Steffen Zimmermann and Bishop Tomáš Holub on the reasons for the convocation of the diocesan synod, the topics the synod addresses, the current working atmosphere, and the differences from the German synodal way (translation of the article on katholisch.de)

Bishop Tomáš's comment on the diocesan synod in LIVE with the bishop: