Pope meets United Bible Societies and Catholic Biblical Federation

(Vatican Radio) At the end of the General Audience on Wednesday, Pope Francis met with members of the United Bible Societies and the Catholic Biblical Federation who’ve been holding their first joint assembly here in Rome. Leaders of both organisations have been meeting under the guidance of Archbishop Vincenzo Paglia, who is both president of the Catholic Biblical Federation and head of the Pontifical Council for the Family.
As well as reviewing initiatives spearheaded by both groups to promote bible study in different corners of the globe, participants also looked ahead to the recently announced Synod of Bishops on the Family, scheduled for October 2014
A highlight of the this week's meeting was the moment that members of the UBS and CBF presented Pope Francis with copies of the different bibles they’ve produced over recent years – as Philippa Hitchen found out when she spoke to Michael Perreau, General Secretary of the United Bible Societies, and to Thomas Osborne, acting General Secretary of the Catholic Biblical Federation