The press conference was held to unveil the working document for the October extraordinary Synod of Bishops on the family. Pictured from left are: Archbishop Bruno Forte of Chieti-Vasto, Italy; Cardinal Andre Vingt-Trois of Paris, one of three cardinals Pope Francis chose to serve as synod presidents; Hungarian Cardinal Peter Erdo of Esztergom-Budapest, synod relator; Italian Cardinal Lorenzo Baldisseri, synod general secretary; Father Lombardi; and married couple Francesco Miano and Pina De Simone, both university professors involved in the Italian Catholic Action movement. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)
Jesuit Father Federico Lombardi, Vatican spokesman, speaks during a press conference at the Vatican June 26. The press conference was held to unveil the working document for the October extraordinary Synod of Bishops on the family. Pictured from left are: Archbishop Bruno Forte of Chieti-Vasto, Italy; Cardinal Andre Vingt-Trois of Paris, one of three cardinals Pope Francis chose to serve as synod presidents; Hungarian Cardinal Peter Erdo of Esztergom-Budapest, synod relator; Italian Cardinal Lorenzo Baldisseri, synod general secretary; Father Lombardi; and married couple Francesco Miano and Pina De Simone, both university professors involved in the Italian Catholic Action movement. (CNS photo/Paul Haring) (June 26, 2014) See VATICAN LETTER and SYNOD-PROCESS June 26, 2014.