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SYNOD ON FAMILY

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Pope Francis looks on at the start of a session of the Synod of Bishops on the family at the Vatican Oct. 22. (CNS photo/Paul Haring) See VATICAN-LETTER-CHURCH, SYNOD-FAMILY-GROUPS, and SYNOD-FINAL-SCHEDULE Oct. 22, 2015.

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