In September, Cardinal-designate Mario Grech succeeded Cardinal Lorenzo Baldisseri as Secretary General of the Synod of Bishops. “Rather than taking a more top to bottom approach, my aim, as well as the Church’s, is to see what challenges people face and then look towards God for an answer,” he said. “This entails a process of listening which is something that Pope Francis strongly believes in, as he has always appealed for us to learn how to listen to one another and God Himself.”