Today, Thursday 17 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 16th Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops.
The speakers will be:
- His Eminence Cardinal Charles Maung Bo, S.D.B., archbishop of Yangon, Myanmar, president of the “Federation of Asian Bishops’ Conferences” (F.A.B.C.), member of the Ordinary Council;
- His Eminence Cardinal Gérald Cyprien Lacroix, archbishop of Québec, Canada, member of the Ordinary Council;
- The Reverend Sr. Samuela Maria Rigon, S.S.M., superior general of the Sisters of the Sorrowful Mother, Italy;
- 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.
