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Cardinals, bishops and auditors pose outside Paul VI hall during the morning session of the extraordinary Synod of Bishops on the family at the Vatican Oct. 16. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)
Dispatches
Gerard O’Connell
Right now a lot of work is being done behind the scenes at the synod of bishops in the Vatican as a team of eleven synod fathers assisted by expert staff sift through the hundreds of amendments and additions to the synod rsquo s interim-Report on the family and begin drafting its Final Report Giv
Dispatches
Gerard O’Connell
The synod is on the home stretch The drafting of the Final Report begins tomorrow Oct 16 The finished text will be presented to the plenary assembly on Saturday morning Oct 18 and voted on that afternoon There is a sense of great expectation even some anxiety as participants wait to read t
Pope Francis wipes eyes at start of morning session of extraordinary Synod of Bishops on family at Vatican. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)
Dispatches
Gerard O’Connell
While very many synod fathers warmly welcomed and appreciated the midway report presented by the Relator General Cardinal Peter Erdo on Oct 13 a significant number expressed serious objections to parts of that interim text both in terms of content and style That text sought to summarize the ri
Pope Francis greets auditors of extraordinary Synod of Bishops on family as he arrives for afternoon session at Vatican, Oct. 10
Dispatches
Gerard O’Connell
A new wind is blowing at the extraordinary synod of bishops on the family nbsp A wind that is bringing back lsquo the spirit rsquo and even lsquo the letter rsquo of the Second Vatican Council several synod fathers said nbsp It rsquo s a wind that reveals a clear desire for the Church to dia
Dispatches
Gerard O’Connell
As the synod on the family reached the midway stage on a positive note Pope Francis took the unprecedented and highly significant decision to add six highly qualified synod fathers to the team that will write its Final Report nbsp That decision could prove to be a game changer At almost all of th
Italian Cardinal Coccopalmerio greets new Cardinal Langlois of Les Cayes, Haiti, during consistory at Vatican. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)
Dispatches
Gerard O’Connell
One of the Vatican rsquo s top canon lawyers at the Synod of Bishops on the Family says the current process for the annulment of marriages in the Catholic Church could be streamlined and expanded to the benefit of very many people whose marriages have broken down This could be one of the positive f