Pope and advisory council discuss synod reform on first day

Pope Francis attends a meeting with cardinals at the Vatican Oct. 1. (CNS/L'Osservatore Romano via Reuters)

By Francis X. Rocca
Catholic News Service

VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Pope Francis and his eight cardinal advisers on church governance spent much of their first day together discussing reform of the Synod of Bishops, but the Vatican downplayed expectations that their discussions would lead to major changes in the near future.

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