Greetings from Rome where the Synod of Bishops on “The Vocation and Mission of the Family in the Church and the Contemporary World” is taking place. I have the great privilege of being one of the three religious sisters attending the Synod as auditors. The...
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Greetings from Rome where the Synod of Bishops on “The Vocation and Mission of the Family in the Church and the Contemporary World” is taking place. I have the great privilege of being one of the three religious sisters attending the Synod as auditors. The Synod started last Sunday with a Eucharist in St. Peter’s Basilica. Impressive the faces of cardinals and bishops coming from all over the world. I found myself next to other auditors, mostly couples coming from all the continents. On Monday, at 8:30 arrival at the entrance of the Hall Paul VI. A remarkable number of photographers are there to make sure they miss no cardinal nor bishop. The Synod Hall is on the first floor. The auditors are in the last rows, and so, I have a very good view, towering over the whole auditorium. I am impressed by our Pope Francis, who is there all the time during our general assemblies, deeply listening to all the interventions. He even arrives early and is among us during the breaks, with no great prot
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