USCCB president suggests Sept. 28 as day of prayer for upcoming synod
Sep 22, 2014 at 2:01 pm
By Catholic News Service
WASHINGTON -- Archbishop Joseph E. Kurtz, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, has joined Pope Francis and the office for the Synod of Bishops in encouraging a universal day of prayer Sept. 28 for the upcoming synod on the family.
The extraordinary Synod of Bishops on the family will take place at the Vatican Oct. 5-19.
Archbishop Kurtz, head of the Archdiocese of Louisville, Kentucky, called the synod as "an important moment for the Church and for families."
