Pope opens synod with vigil, Mass [VIDEO] By Catholic News Service - Oct 6, 2014 The Synod on the family opened with a vigil and Mass in St. Peter’s Square Oct. 4-5. #Synod14 Share this:TweetEmail RELATED ARTICLESMORE FROM AUTHOR BRIEFS NEWS BRIEF: Pastoral Center staff honors Child Abuse Prevention Month FEATURED Conversions, reversions to Catholicism: The winding paths that lead home FEATURED St. Patrick’s to celebrate the Feast of St. Dymphna with mental health fair FEATURED ‘We are here’: Bishop welcomes abuse survivors, families to Healing Mass BRIEFS NEWS BRIEF: Local priest sworn in for Army National Guard