Reflection on the Year of Faith
Today (Sunday, 07 Oct 2012) representatives of Bishops from all over the world gather together inRomefor the General Synod on New Evangelization. The Synod is a gathering of Bishops that takes place from time to time to discuss issues pertaining to the universal church or to certain regions. After the synod, the participants leave some recommendations to the Pope, who then publishes an Apostolic Exhortation on the theme of the Synod.
The Synod that is starting today is special. It celebrates the 50th anniversary of the opening of the Second Vatican Council. It was on 11th Oct 1962, under the leadership of Pope Blessed John XXIII, that the first session of the Vatican Council II officially opened.
To mark this special anniversary, the Pope has called on the universal church to celebrate a “Year of Faith” beginning […]