POST-ASIAN SYNOD MEETING HELD IN ROME

VATICAN CITY, MAR 8, 1999 (VIS) - The Council of the General Secretariat of the Synod of Bishops for the Special Assembly for Asia held its third meeting in the secretariat headquarters from February 24 to 26, according to a communique made public today. In attendance were three cardinals, including Secretary General Cardinal Jan P. Schotte, C.I.C.M., two archbishops, six bishops and four synod staff members.

The communique stated that the meeting included an introduction by Cardinal Schotte, analysis and debate on the elements to be forwarded to the Holy Father for his consideration in writing the post-synodal apostolic exhortation, a summary of activity undertaken since the second meeting, and a reading of the reports by the two language groups, "which enriched and perfected the contribution of the Council in view of the post-synodal exhortation."

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