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On Sunday, Oct. 27, the 16th Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops, which began on Oct. 2 and focused on the theme “For a Synodal Church: Communion, Participation, and Mission,” comes to a close.
At Mass in St. Peter's Basilica, Pope Francis says that a synodal Church must be “on the move” following Christ in serving those in need.
More than 300 priests and bishops, 70 cardinals, and nine patriarchs concelebrate the synod’s closing Mass under the canopy of the recently restored baldacchino over the central altar.
As the Mass concluded, Pope Francis, from his wheelchair, led the faithful in the veneration of a relic of St. Peter’s chair — a wooden throne symbolizing the papal primacy. This relic is expected to remain on display in St. Peter’s Basilica for public veneration until Dec. 8.
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At Mass in St. Peter's Basilica, Pope Francis says that a synodal Church must be “on the move” following Christ in serving those in need.
More than 300 priests and bishops, 70 cardinals, and nine patriarchs concelebrate the synod’s closing Mass under the canopy of the recently restored baldacchino over the central altar.
As the Mass concluded, Pope Francis, from his wheelchair, led the faithful in the veneration of a relic of St. Peter’s chair — a wooden throne symbolizing the papal primacy. This relic is expected to remain on display in St. Peter’s Basilica for public veneration until Dec. 8.
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