Julia Oseka heads to Rome as one of the first non-bishop voting delegates

Julia Oseka heads to Rome as one of the first non-bishop voting delegates

Julia Osęka ’25, chosen by Pope Francis in July as a voting delegate from North America at the XVI Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops in Rome, Italy, was blessed Sept. 24 by attendees at the end of service in the Chapel of St. Joe’s. Synods are meetings of bishops who represent the church body and advise the pope in church affairs. Synods, resulting from the Second Vatican Council in 1965, were instituted by Pope Paul IV. This wil…