Baltimore, Md., Nov 15, 2017 / 15:30 pm
Meeting in Baltimore for their annual fall assembly, the U.S. bishops have selected their choices for delegates to next year's Synod on Young People, the Faith, and Vocational Discernment, multiple sources have reported to CNA.
According to these sources, the delegates are Cardinal Daniel DiNardo of Galveston-Houston, the bishops' conference president; Archbishop Jose Gomez of Los Angeles, conference vice president and head of the nation's largest diocese; Archbishop Charles Chaput of Philadelphia, who hosted the World Meeting of Families attended by Pope Francis in 2015; and Auxiliary Bishop Robert Barron of Los Angeles, known for his prominent new media evangelization presence. These names have not been confirmed by the USCCB.
The 2018 Synod on Young People, the Faith, and Vocational Discernment is a global meeting of bishops to be held next year in Rome. Bishops' conferences vote on delegates to attend the synod. After being elected, delegates' names are sent to the Vatican for approval.
Cardinal DiNardo was born in Steubenville, Ohio, in 1949. He studied philosophy and theology, and he was ordained a priest in 1977.