Bishop Grech attends Extraordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops

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Bishop Grech attends Extraordinary General Assembly of the Synod of BishopsGozo Bishop Mario Grech, President of the Maltese Episcopal Conference, held a press conference this afternoon before he left Malta for Rome to attend the Extraordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops.

The Synod, with the theme of family pastoral challenges in the context of evangelisation, starts on Sunday, the 5th of October and ends on Sunday, the 19th of October.

The most recent Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops was held in 2012 (XIII Ordinary General Assembly on the New Evangelisation for the Transmission of the Christian Faith)

The dates of the XIV Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops are October 4-25, 2015. This Synod will mark the 50th anniversary of the Synod of Bishops.

The theme of the XIV Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops is “Jesus Christ reveals the mystery and vocation of the family” (Vatican News, press conference. . . to present the Instrumentum Laboris for the III Extraordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops)

The XIV Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops will continue the work of the III Extraordinary General Assembly by “reflect[ing] further on the points discussed so as to formulate appropriate pastoral guidelines” for the pastoral care of the person and the family (Instrumentum Laboris, III Extraordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops).

The XIV Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops will take place at the Vatican City.

Photograph: Curia Communications Office

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