MEETING OF THE 10TH ORDINARY COUNCIL OF SYNOD OF BISHOPS

VATICAN CITY, MAR 29, 2003 (VIS) - The 10th Ordinary Council of the General Secretariat of the Synod of Bishops held its fifth meeting on March 26 and 27 at the secretariat's main office, according to a communique published today.

Led by Cardinal Jan P. Schotte, C.I.C.M., secretary general of the Synod, the participants included seven cardinals, two archbishops, and four staff members of the secretariat.

During the encounter, they discussed the activity of different councils which are in the process of applying various post-synod exhortations as they await the publication of documents that came out of two assemblies, a special assembly on Europe and an ordinary assembly on the ministry of the bishop.

The sixth and seventh meeting will take place on July 1 and 2, 2003.

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