Fourteenth Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops (2015)

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Catholic Church synod Synod of Bishops assembly ecclesiastical event

The Fourteenth Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops (2015) was a major Vatican gathering of Catholic bishops convened by Pope Francis to discuss contemporary challenges facing the family in the Church and the world.

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Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Catholic Church synod → Synod of Bishops assembly → ecclesiastical event →
alsoKnownAs	2015 Synod of Bishops on the Family → Synod on the Family (2015) →
approximateNumberOfParticipants	about 270 synod fathers →
authority	Holy See →
chronologicalOrder	fourteenth ordinary general assembly of the Synod of Bishops →
convenedBy	Pope Francis →
country	Vatican City State →
documentProduced	Final Relatio (Relatio finalis) →
duration	3 weeks →
endDate	2015-10-25 →
focus	role of the family in the Church → role of the family in the modern world →
followsUp	2014 Synod of Bishops on the Family →
generalRelator	Péter Erdő →
hasContext	contemporary social and cultural changes affecting the family →
heldAt	Apostolic Palace →
influencedBy	Extraordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops (2014) →
influencedDocument	Amoris laetitia →
jurisdiction	universal Catholic Church →
languageOfTitle	English →
latinTitle	XIV Coetus Generalis Ordinarius Synodi Episcoporum →
location	Vatican City →
mainTopic	contemporary challenges to the family → family → pastoral care of families →
organizedBy	Synod of Bishops →
participants	Catholic bishops → cardinals → lay auditors → married couples → religious superiors →
partOf	Synod of Bishops of the Catholic Church →
precededBy	Extraordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops (2014) →
preparatoryDocument	Instrumentum laboris (2015) →
president	Pope Francis →
religiousTradition	Roman Catholic Church →
specialSecretary	Bruno Forte →
startDate	2015-10-04 →
subjectOfDebate	accompaniment and discernment in irregular marital situations → education of children in the faith → family life and evangelization → pastoral care of divorced and civilly remarried Catholics → preparation for marriage → support for families facing economic and social difficulties →
theme	The Vocation and Mission of the Family in the Church and in the Contemporary World →

Referenced by (9)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Fourteenth Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops (2015) ("2015 Synod of Bishops on the Family") → Fourteenth Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops (2015) ("Synod on the Family (2015)") →	alsoKnownAs
Amoris laetitia → The Joy of Love ("Fourteenth Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops on the Family") →	relatedSynod
The Joy of Love ("Synod of Bishops on the Family (2015)") →	basedOn
Fourteenth Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops (2015) ("fourteenth ordinary general assembly of the Synod of Bishops") →	chronologicalOrder
Relatio finalis of the Synod of Bishops on the Family ("2015 Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops on the Family") →	concludes
Third Extraordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops (2014) →	followedBy
Relatio finalis of the Synod of Bishops on the Family ("Synod Fathers of the 2015 Ordinary Synod on the Family") →	hasAuthor