The Ignatianum Academy in Cracow, run by Jesuits, hosted the 147th Plenary Assembly of the Conference of Major Superiors of the Religious Orders in Poland on October 19-20, 2021. The Conference is a vital body organizing collaboration between religious orders in Poland, promoting news about religious life through publishing a weekly newsletter, collecting and sharing information about locations and different ministries offered by religious orders, managing a rich online library with texts about religious life. Besides they offer annual trainings for province treasurers and curia staff members.

The meeting in Kraków gathered the major superiors of 77 jurisdictions belonging to the Conference, from 59 Institutes of consecrated life and societies of apostolic life. The leading theme of the gathering was "The Participation of Religious in the Synodal Process."

The discussion on the theme was introduced by two speeches: by Fr. Carlos Garcia Andrade CMF from Rome, who addressed the topic "Ecclesial Synodality. A New Look that Takes into Account the Past to Look Toward the Future" and Fr. Grzegorz Strzelczyk, who presented the talk "Between the Idea of Synodality and Synodal Practice. Observations on Opportunities and Threats". The afternoon session included a panel discussion on the involvement of male religious orders in Poland in the synodal process.