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The recent debate on synodality finds significant ecumenical resonance in the paper published in 2018 by the 3rd Anglican-Roman Catholic International Commission (ARCIC III) entitled Walking Together on the Way. Learning to be the Church - local, regional, universal (WTW). The breadth of the text and the wide horizon that characterizes it make it impossible to present it systematically in a short communication as this work intends to be. What is especially interesting is the focus of some methodological aspects of WTW, in which synodality finds expression in what is called receptive ecumenism. The Author is of the opinion that the document in question presents a singular harmony between the object of the reflection to which it is dedicated and the method by which it is conducted. A synod style of thought – expressed by the logic of receptive ecumenism – that is, brings out ideas rich in meaning in order to the fruitful realization of synodality in the life of one and the other community. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The challenges of the globalized world and the increasing number of violent conflicts alert about the urgent need of finding new bases to guarantee a more peaceful coexistence in society. This paper presents some of the proposals already made, especially those which advocate for a more active role of religion and ethics in the public domain. We live in a secular age, but religions continue to have an important role in society. The last section of the paper will focus on the indications of the Catholic Church about the search for peace through ecumenical and interreligious dialogue, paying a particular attention to the so-called "spirit of Assisi". [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]