Today, Tuesday 8 October 2024, at 13.30, a briefing will be held in the Holy See Press Office, Via della Conciliazione 54, to provide an update on the work of the Second Session of the 16^th Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops.

The speakers will be:

- Archbishop Ignace Bessi Dogbo of Korhogo, Cote d’Ivoire;

- Archbishop Tarcisio Isao Kikuchi, S.V.D., of Tokyo, Japan;

- Archbishop Jaime Spengler, O.F.M., president of the “Consejo Episcopal Latinoamericano” (CELAM);

- - Dr. Paolo Ruffini, prefect of the Dicastery for Communication and chair of the Commission for Information of the 16th Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops;

- Dr. Sheila Leocádia Pires, communications officer of the “Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference” (S.A.C.B.C.), secretary of the Commission for Information of the 16th Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops.

The briefing will be livestreamed on the Vatican News YouTube channel, at https://www.youtube.com/c/VaticanNews.