Cardinal O’Malley, Bishop McElroy Named Participants In Amazon Synod

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From CNA:

Pope Francis speaks to bishops inside the Synod Hall. Credit: Daniel Ibanez/CNA.Cardinal Sean O’Malley, archbishop of Boston, and Bishop Robert McElroy of San Diego are among those chosen by Pope Francis as synod fathers in next month’s Amazon synod.

A full list of the 185 participants in the Special Assembly for the Pan-Amazonian Region was published by the Vatican Sept. 21. The synod is set to take place Oct. 6-27. Among those taking part are 33 bishops nominated by Pope Francis, including O’Malley and McElroy, the only two United States’ bishops to be synod fathers in the Amazon synod.

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