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SYNODUS EPISCOPORUM
BULLETIN

II ORDINARY SPECIAL ASSEMBLY FOR AFRICA
OF THE SYNOD OF BISHOPS
4-25 OCTOBER 2009

The Church in Africa at the Service of Reconciliation, Justice and Peace.
"You are the salt of the earth ... You are the light of the world" (Mt 5:13,14)


This Bulletin is only a working instrument for the press.
Translations are not official.


English Edition

Summary of the contents of the Bulletin

[Updated: 26.10.2009]

nUMBER - DATE

  • CONTENTS

01 - 02.10.2009

List of participants

02 - 02.10.2009

Presentation by the Secretary General
Synodal Working Calendar
General Information on the Synod
Prayers for the Success of the Synod
The Synod Chapel
Notices
- Press Conference
- Briefing
- Pool
- Bulletin Synodus Episcoporum
- Live Tv Coverage
- Telephone News-Bulletin
- Opening hours of the Press Office of the Holy See

03 - 04.10.2009

- Solemn Inauguration of the II Special Assembly for Africa of the Synod of Bishops
-
Homily by the Holy Father

04 - 05.10.2009

Solemn opening of the II Special Assembly for Africa of the Synod of Bishops
First General Congregation (Monday, 5 October 2009, Morning)
- Greeting by the President-Delegate H. Em. Card. Francis Arinze, Prefect emeritus of the Congregation for Divine Worship and Discipline of the Sacraments (Vatican City)
- Report by the General Secretary of the Synod of Bishops, His Exc. Most Rev. Mons. Nikola Eterović (Vatican City)
- Report Before the Discussion by the General Reporter, H. Em. Card. Peter Kodwo Appiah Turkson, Archbishop of Cape Coast (Ghana)
Notices
- Press Conference
- Briefing
- Pool
- Bulletin Synodus Episcoporum
- Live Tv Coverage
- Telephone News-Bulletin
- Opening hours of the Press Office of the Holy See

05 - 05.10.2009

First General Congregation (Monday, 5 October 2009 - Morning) - Continuation
- Reflection by the Holy Father
Second General Congregation (Monday, 5 October 2009 - Afternoon)
- Reports on the Five Continents with Africa
- Report on Ecclesia in Africa
Notices
- Timetable
- Press Conference
- Briefing
- Pool
- Bulletin Synodus Episcoporum
- Live Tv Coverage
- Telephone News-Bulletin
- Opening hours of the Holy See Press Office

06 - 06.10.2009

Third General Congregation (Tuesday, 6 October 2009 - Morning)
- Reflection by The Fraternal Delegate his Holiness Abuna Paulus, Patriarch Of The Ethiopian Tewahedo Orthodox Church (Ethiopia)
- Voting on the Commission for the Message
- Interventions in the Hall (Beginning)
Notices
- Timetable
- Press Conference
- Briefing
- Pool
- Bulletin Synodus Episcoporum
- Live Tv Coverage
- Telephone News-bulletin
- Opening hours of the Holy See Press Office

07 - 06.10.2009

Third General Congregation (Tuesday, 6 October 2009 - Morning) - Continuation
- Interventions in the Hall (Continuation)
- Gift of the Holy Father

08 - 06.10.2009

Fourth General Congregation (Tuesday, 6 October 2009 - Afternoon)
- Interventions in the Hall (Continuation)

09 - 07.10.2009

 The Pope entrusts the Synod for Africa to the Madonna of the Rosary
A delegation of Synodal Fathers visits the Capitol
Working Groups - First Session (Wednesday, 7 October 2009 - Morning)
Fifth General Congregation (Wednesday, 7 October 2009 - Afternoon)
- List of Moderators and Relators of the Working Groups
- Interventions in the Hall (Continuation)
Notices
- Work Calendar
- Exhibit "Time of Africa"
- Press Conference
- Briefing
- Pool
- Bulletin Synodus Episcoporum
- Live Tv Coverage
- Telephone News-Bulletin
- Opening hours of the Holy See Press Office

10 - 08.10.2009

Fifth General Congregation (Wednesday, 7 October 2009 - Afternoon) - Continuation
- Correction to the List of Moderators of the Working Groups
Sixth General Congregation (Thursday, 8 October 2008 - Morning)
- Voting for the Commission for the Message (II)
- Interventions in the Hall (Continuation)
- Letter of the Delegate Presidents and of the General Secretary to the Archbishop of Bukavu
Notices
- Calendar
- Press Conference
- Briefing
- Pool
- Bulletin Synodus Episcoporum
- Live Tv Coverage
- Telephone News-bulletin
- Opening hours of the Holy See Press Office

11 - 08.10.2009

Sixth General Congregation (Thursday, 8 October 2008 - Morning) - Continuation
- Letter of the Delegate Presidents and of the Secretary General of Archbishop of Bukavu

12 - 08.10.2009

 Seventh General Congregation (Thursday, 8 October 2009 - Afternoon)
 - Interventions in the Hall (Continuation)
Rosary with University Students

13 - 09.10.2009

Errata Corrige

14 - 09.10.2009

Eighth General Congregation (Friday, 9 October 2009 - Morning)
- Interventions in the Hall (Continuation)
- Auditio Delegatorum Fraternorum (I)
- Auditio Auditorum (I)
- Composition of the Commission for the Message
- Composition of the Commisision for Information
Errata Corrige
Notices
- Calendar
- Press Conference
- Briefing
- Pool
- Bulletin Synodus Episcoporum
- Live Tv Coverage
- Telephone news-Bulletin
- Opening hours of the Holy See Press Office

15 - 09.10.2009

Ninth General Congregation (Friday, 9 October 2009 - (Afternoon)
- Interventions in the Hall (Continuation)
- Auditio Delegatorum Fraternorum (II)
- Auditio Auditorum (II)
- Intervention of the Specially Invited Guest Mr Rodolphe Adada, Former Joint Special Representative of the Secretary General of the United Nations and the President of the Commission of the African Union in Darfur (Sudan)

16 - 10.10.2009

Tenth General Congregation (Saturday, 10 October 2009 - Morning)
- Interventions in the Hall (Continuation)
- Auditio Auditorum (III)
Rosary with the University Students (Saturday, 10 October 2009)
Papal Chapel (Sunday, 11 October 2009)
Notices
- Press Conference
- Briefing
- Pool
- Bulletin Synodus Episcoporum
- Live Tv Coverage
- Telephone News-bulletin
- Opening hours of the Holy See Press Office

17 - 10.10.2009

Rosary with the University Students (Saturday, 10 october 2009)
- Speech by the Holy Father


18 - 11.10.2009

Papal Chapel (Sunday, 11 October 2009)
- Homily by the Holy Father

19 - 12.10.2009

Rosary with the University Students (Saturday, 10 October 2009)
Papal Chapel (Sunday, 11 October 2009)
Eleventh General Congregation (Monday, 12 October 2009 - Morning)
- Interventions in the hall (Continuation)
Notices
- Press Conference
- Briefing
- Pool
- Bulletin Synodus Episcoporum
- Live Tv Coverage
- Telephone News-bulletin
- Opening hours of the Holy See Press Office

20 - 12.10.2009

Eleventh General Congregation (Monday, 12 October 2009 - Afternoon)
- Auditio Auditorum (IV)
Errata Corrige (III)

21 - 12.10.2009

Tenth General Congregation (Saturday, 10 October 2009 - Morning) - Continuation
- Auditio Auditorum (III) - Continuation
Twelfth General Congregation (Monday 12 October 2009 -Afternoon)
- Interventions in the Hall (Continuation)
- Auditio Auditorum (V)
- Intervention of the Specially Invited Guest Dr. Jacques Diouf, Director-General of Fao
Press Conferences

22 - 13.10.2009

Thirteenth General Congregation (Tuesday, 13 October 2009 -Morning)
- Interventions in the Hall (Continuation)
- Auditio Delegatorum Fraternorum (III)
Notices
- Press Conferences
- Briefing
- Pool
- Bulletin Synodus Episcoporum
- Live Tv Coverage
- Telephone News-bulletin
- Opening hours of the Holy See Press Office

23 - 13.10.2009

Thirteenth General Congregation (Tuesday, 13 October 2009 -Morning) - Continuation
Fourteenth
General Congregation (Tuesday, 13 October 2009 -Afternoon)
- Relatio Post Disceptationem
Gift of the Holy Father

24 - 14.10.2009

Interventions “In Scriptis” of Synodal Fathers
Interventions “In Scriptis” of Fraternal Delegates
Interventions “In Scriptis” of Auditors
Notices
- Concert in honor of the Holy Father
- Press Conferences
- Briefing
- Pool
- Bulletin Synodus Episcoporum
- Live Tv Coverage
- Telephone News-Bulletin
- Opening hours of the Holy See Press Office

25 - 15.10.2009

Twelfth General Congregation (Monday 12 October 2009 -Afternoon) - Continuation
- Intervention of the Auditor (V) - Continuation
Working Groups: Second and Third Sessions
Fifteenth General Congregation (Tuesday 15 October 2009 - Morning)
- Reports of the Working Groups
- Audition of the Fraternal Delegates (IV)
- Audition of the Auditors (VI)
Errata Corrige (IV)
Notices
- Movie Projection
- Calendar
- Press Conferences
- Briefing
- Pool
- Bulletin Synodus Episcoporum
- Live Tv Coverage
- Telephone News-Bulletin
- Opening hours of the Holy See Press Office

26 - 15.10.2009

Fifteenth General Congregation (Tuesday 15 October 2009 - Morning) - Continuation
-
Reports of the Working Groups - Continuation
Calendar

27 - 17.10.2009

Working Groups: Fourth, Fifth And Sixth Sessions
Sixteenth General Congregation (Saturday 17 October 2009 - Morning)
- Presentation of the Scheme of the Message
- Suffragatio Pro Consilio (I)
- Discussion on the Scheme of the Message
Notices
- Book “Un Papa Che Non Muore”
- Calendar
- Press Conferences
- Briefing
- Pool
- Bulletin Synodus Episcoporum
- Live Tv Coverage
- Telephone News-bulletin
- Opening hours of the Holy See Press Office

28 - 20.10.2009

Seventeenth General Congregation (Tuesday, 20 October 2009 - Morning)
- Presentation of the Integrated List of Propositions
- Voting for the Council (II)
- Audition of the Auditors (VII)
Letter of 20 October 2009
Medical Kit offered to Synodal Fathers and other Participants
"In Scriptis" Interventions of Synodal Fathers(continuation)
Notices
- Press Conferences
- Briefing
- Pool
- Bulletin Synodus Episcoporum
- Live Tv Coverage
- Telephone News-bulletin
- Opening hours of the Holy See Press Office

29 - 23.10.2009

Working Groups: Seventh and Eighth Sessions
A Delegation of Synodal Fathers meets the italian Minister of Foreign Affairs
Eighteenth General Congregation (Friday, 23 October 2009 - Morning)
- Presentation and Voting on the Message to the People of God
- Auditio Auditorum (VIII)
Composition of the Special Council for Africa of the General Secretariate of the Synod of Bishops
Convivium with the Holy Father
Notices
- Press Conferences
- Pool
- Live Tv Coverage
- Telephone News-bulletin
- Opening Hours of the Holy See Press Office

30 - 23.10.2009

Message to the People of God

31 - 23.10.2009

Africa is already moving; and the Church is moving with her
Nineteenth General Congregation (Friday, 23 October 2009 - Afternoon)
-Presentation of the Final List of Propositions
- The Holy Father’s gift
Visit by the Information Commission to the Temporary Office “Del Fungo”
Interventions “In Scriptis” of Synodal Fathers (Continuation)
Notices
- Press Conferences
- Pool
- Live Tv Coverage
- Telephone News-bulletin
- Opening Hours of the Holy See Press Office

32 - 24.10.2009

Twentieth General Congregation (Saturday, 24 October 2009 - Morning)
- Voting for the Final List of Propositions
Convivium with the Holy Father
Notices
- Press Conference
- Live Tv Coverage
- Telephone News
- Opening hours for the Holy See Press Office

33 - 24.10.2009

Final List of Propositions

34 - 25.10.2009

Convivium with the Holy Father
- Greeting by the Holy Father
Papal Chapel presided over by the Holy Father for the conclusion of the II Special Assembly for Africa of the Synod of Bishops
- Homily by the Holy Father
Angelus Domini
- Words by the Holy Father

35 - 25.10.2009

Final report
Summary
Index

 

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