​​​Cardinal Collins is taking part in the October 2015 Synod on the Family, held at the Vatican, with 279 bishops, prelates and priests taking part in the discussions. Delegates are given three minutes to speak on a specific portion of the Instru​mentum Laboris, the working document, utilizing the theme: "The Pastoral Challenges of the Family in the Context of Evangelization". Cardinal Collins' October 10, 2015 intervention, focused on Part III: Section 110; The Art of Accompaniment.​