Peter wants to know what the flock thinks.

On October 5-19, 2014, the Holy Father will convene an Extraordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops on the theme: Pastoral Challenges of the Family in the Context of Evangelization. In preparation for the Synod, this Questionnaire, along with a Preparatory Document, has been distributed to the National Bishops Conferences throughout the world. The Conferences, in turn, have distributed this questionnaire to the individual Archdioceses and Dioceses with the request that they collect information from their parishes. The survey has been distributed to the parishes, but in light of the extraordinary interest in the survey, it is now being made available to all Catholics.

Important Information: 1. Read the Preparatory Document BEFORE completing the questionnaire. Click here to access the Preparatory Document 2. The questions were developed in the Vatican and then translated into English, so the phrasing of the questions may be cumbersome. We have made some revisions to the survey to make the questions easier to read, but the questions themselves are unchanged. 3. Every diocese in the world is receiving the same set of questions, so some of the questions might not be applicable to Catholics in the United States. 4. Please reply to those questions that are relevant to you. You may answer the entire questionnaire or just a few questions. Be sure you are responding to the question that was asked and make your answers as succinct as possible. 5. Please complete the Questionnaire on or before Saturday, November 30, 2013.                    Click here for the Questionnaire for Laity