The Secretary General of the Synod of Bishops, H. Em. Card. Jan P. SCHOTTE, c.i.c.m. gave the following communication:

Today, Tuesday October 23th 2001, the General Relator of the Tenth Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops, H. Em. Cardinal Edward Michael EGAN, Archbishop of New York, after having presided last October 11th in his Cathedral during the celebrations for the month after the terrorist massacre, finds himself in the upsetting situation of having to leave the Synodal Assembly to return to his faithful, where his presence is required by necessity.

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The third (and last) briefing for the Language Groups with the Press Officers accompanied by a Synod Father for each language, will take place tomorrow Wednesday 24^th October 2001 at 13:00 (in the locations and with the Press Officers indicated in Bulletin no. 2).

Follows the list of the Synod Fathers for each language group:

• H.E. Most Rev. George PELL, Archbishop of Sydney (Australia).

• H. Em. Card. Jean HONORÉ, Archbishop Emeritus of Tours (France).

• H. Em. Card. Camillo RUINI, Vicar General of His Holiness, President of the Episcopal Conference (Italy).

• H. Em. Card. Joachim MEISNER, Archbishop of Köln (Germany).

• H. Em. Card. Francisco Javier ERRÁZURIZ OSSA, of the "Schönstatt" Fathers, Archbishop of Santiago, Chile, President of the Episcopal Conference.

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