The year 2023 marked the 475th anniversary of the approval of the text of the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius of Loyola, which occurred through Pope Paul III’s apostolic letter Pastoralis officii on July 31, 1548. The anniversary fell in the midst of reflection on the Synodal Church, which will conclude with its second session next October. In preparation for this event, the Pontifical Gregorian University is promoting a cycle of four conferences, from April 11 to May 16, entitled “Spiritual Exercises and Synodality.” The cycle aims to reflect on the Church’s synodal journey and how the spirituality of the Exercises can shed light on the synodal way of being Church.
