African bishops and a priest leave a session of the Synod of Bishops for Africa at the Vatican. PHOTO: CNS/Paul Haring

17 Nov 2017

By The Record

African bishops and a priest leave a session of the Synod of Bishops for Africa at the Vatican. PHOTO: CNS/Paul Haring

African bishops and a priest leave a session of the Synod of Bishops for Africa at the Vatican in this Oct. 8, 2009, file photo. Bishop Ayo-Maria Atoyebi of Ilorin, Nigeria, is pictured at center. Pope Benedict XVI will present a document of the synod’s conclusions during his Nov. 18-20 trip to the West African nation of Benin. (CNS photo/Paul Haring) (Nov. 9, 2011) See VATICAN LETTER Nov. 9, 2011.