Pope Francis's response to the Synod's call for the ordination of married men and for women deacons eagerly awaited.
The Synod is expected to generate carbon emissions of 572,809kg. In compensation, forestry licenses for the reforestation of 50 hectares in the Amazon basin will be purchased.
In his address, Pope Francis hit out at the “mocking comments” made by some about the feathers worn by an indigenous man at the Synod’s opening Mass on Sunday.
The Apostolic Exhortation 'Amoris Laetitia' meaning ‘The Joy of Love’ will be unveiled by Cardinal Lorenzo Baldisseri and Cardinal Christoph Schönborn.
Important for participants to feel free to express themselves “without fear or suspicion.”
Cardinal Lorenzo Baldisseri says married couples will have a prominent role in the Synod.
Synod is the first of two extraordinary meetings of bishops on the family that will lead to new pastoral guidelines.
