Answer: Pope John Paul II announced that he was calling a Special Assembly for Europe of the Synod of Bishops. A Synod is the institution of periodic meetings of bishops established in 1965 by Pope Paul VI.

This gathering of church leaders took place at the Vatican from November 28 to December 14, 1991. Its theme was: 'Let us be witnesses to Christ who liberated us.'

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'Synod of Bishops for Europe 1991'
Vatican Notes Volume: 40; Issue: 4; Page: 1; 1992


Synod of Bishops for Europe 1991
897a (1991)