(17 Oct 09 - RV) Pope Benedict XVI attended the 16th General Congregation
of the Special Assembly of the Synod of Bishops for Africa yesterday. Missionary
Father Sean O’Leary who is participating in events at the Synod, is the director
of the Denis Hurley Peace Institute in Pretoria South Africa. It is an associate
body of the southern African bishops conference founded with the specific aim of responding
to requests from the African continent for intervention in conflict areas. Fr.
O’Leary gave us his perspective on the Synod...