Pope approves synod participants from nearly 40 nations

March 26, 2015

Pope Francis has ratified the names of participants chosen by nearly 40 episcopal conferences to take part in the upcoming Synod of Bishops on the family.

Among the more prominent members of the synod announced on March 25 are Cardinal Reinhard Marx of Munich, Cardinal Jorge Urosa Savino of Caracas, the Latin patriarchs of Jerusalem and Lisbon, and Archbishop Philip Tartaglia of Glasgow.

In January, the Pope ratified the representatives of nearly 30 episcopal conferences, including that of the United States.

 

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Further information:

• XIV Assemblea Generale Ordinaria del Sinodo dei Vescovi: Elenco dei Membri e dei Sostituti eletti dagli Organismi aventi diritto (Holy See Press Office)
• Pope approves synod participants from nearly 30 nations (CWN, 2/5)