Pope announces Synod on Pastoral Challenges of the Family

   Pope Francis has announced the Third Extraordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops, which will held at the Vatican from October 5 to October 19, 2014.
The theme of the Extraordinary General Assembly will be “The Pastoral Challenges of the Family in the Context of Evangelization.”
While speaking about the importance of the issues surrounding the theme of the Synod, Father Federico Lombardi, SJ, said that offering special pastoral solutions by individuals or local offices can risk causing confusion," stressing the importance of "conducting a journey in full communion with the Church community."
His comments came after the German Archdiocese of Freiburg announced a plan which would allow divorced and remarried Catholics to receive communion without having their marital situation regularized in the Church.
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