Cardinal Ouellet to present International Symposium on Vocations and Charisms

Cardinal Marc Ouellet, the former prefect of the Dicastery for Bishops, introduced an international symposium titled "Vocations and Charisms: The Theology of God’s Gifts for a Synodal and Missionary Church." Organized by the Centre de recherche et d'anthropologie des vocations, the event is scheduled for April 15–17, 2027, at the New Synod Hall in the Vatican.

The symposium will examine various callings, including religious life, family, and the priesthood, through the lens of a synodal and missionary Church. Pope Leo XIV is scheduled to open the proceedings.

Ouellet encouraged deep reflection on the theology of charisms, noting that synodality awakens co-responsibility within the Church. He described synodality not merely as an inclusive way to organize ecclesial communities, but as a way to experience the Church by rediscovering a sacramental dimension.