MEETING OF SYNOD FOR SPECIAL ASSEMBLY ON ASIA

VATICAN CITY, NOV 24, 2003 (VIS) - The council of the general secretariat of the Synod of Bishops for the Special Assembly on Asia celebrated its seventh meeting on November 18 and 19 in the main office of the general secretariat.

Under the presidency of Cardinal Jan P. Schotte, C.I.C.M., general secretary of the Synod, three cardinals, five archbishops and five bishops participated in the meeting.

According to a communique made public today, during the sessions an overview of the situation of the Church in different nations was presented. In addition, they discussed the application of the post-synodal apostolic exhortation 'Ecclesia in Asia.' Later, there was an exchange of opinions about the different experiences in local Churches. The next meeting is scheduled for November 18-19, 2004.

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