Participants of the assembly of the Synod of Bishops exchange a sign of peace during Mass in St Peter’s Basilica on October 13. Photo: CNS The first woman to preside over a Synod of Bishops described the experience of sitting with Pope Francis at the head table as “a gift and a grace” – and a sign of things to come in the Church. Speaking at a press briefing today, Sr Maria de los Dolores Valencia Gomez, a Sister of…
