Myriam Wijlens, PhD, official consultor to the Synod on Synodality, is a professor of Canon Law in the faculty of Catholic theology at the University of Erfurt and co-moderator of the Peter and Paul Seminar. On behalf of the Dicastery for Christian Unity she is a member of the Faith and Order Commission of the World Council of Churches and a consultant to Anglican-Roman Catholic International Commission (ARCIC). She is the sole female member of the coordinating committee of the Synod on Synodality and participates as expert in the October 2023 Assembly. She also served on the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors from 2018 to 2022.

Dr. Catherine Clifford was appointed by Pope Francis to serve as a voting member representing Canada at the Synod on Synodality in Rome last October. This is a historic moment; she was one of 35 women voting for the first time ever in a modern synod. She is also heavily involved in work for Christian unity; the Vatican has appointed her to serve on the international dialogue between Roman Catholics and Methodists.

Professor of Systematic & Historical Theology
Saint Paul University, Ottawa, Canada

Dr. Kristin Colberg is the only theologian from the U.S. on the theological commission for the Synod on Synodality. She was part of the writing team assembled by the Vatican to compose the synthesis report that summarized the responses from the global listening sessions. The Vatican has also appointed her as a member of the international dialogue between Anglicans and Roman Catholics.

Associate Professor of Theology
Saint John’s University/College of Saint Benedict
Saint John’s School of Theology and Seminary