Two non-bishop representatives from Aotearoa New Zealand have been selected by Pope Francis to attend the Synod of Bishops at the Vatican later this year.
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Among those invited to the Vatican s 16th Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops is the Filipina theologian Dr. Estela Padilla, one of Pope Francis personal choices.