standing for a photo Oct. 9, 2026, at the Vatican are from left: Archbishop Timothy Costelloe of Perth, Australia; Cardinal Filipe Neri Ferrão, archbishop of Goa and Daman; Patriarch Ibrahim Isaac Sidrak, Coptic Catholic Patriarch of Alexandria; Jesuit Father Giacomo Costa, a consultant to the General Secretariat of the Synod; Véronique Martin Lonchamp who works with the French bishops conference; and married couple Charmaine Bernadette Villegas and Eren Lyle Villegas, . All are participating in the Oct. 7-14 Vatican meeting, titled, "Ten Years after Amoris Laetitia: Proclaiming the Gospel with Families Today" convened by Pope Leo XIV and briefly spoke to journalists at the Holy See Press Office Oct. 9. (OSV News photo/Courtney Mares) Archbishop of Perth speaks to The Irish Catholic as Pope Leo calls for families to be put back at the centre Preparation for marriage must begin in the family home and not in the weeks before a wedding, the president of the Australian bishops has told The Irish Catholic, as Church leaders from around…
