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‘Synodality Tent’: a place to reflect on the presence of Latin America in the Church
“The Synodality Tent,” which aims to offer an experience of faith, opened in Rome in the context of the second... Read more
Central American bishops to address migration crisis in Darien jungle
The meeting was convened by the Vatican’s Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development and will take place in Panama City. Read more
Latin American bishops pray for Nicaraguan Bishop Álvarez at cathedral where St. Oscar Romero is buried
Romero was an outspoken critic of political injustice in the country and of the violence affecting the lives of ordinary... Read more
Latin American bishops to join Pope Francis’ consecration of Russia and Ukraine to Mary’s Immaculate Heart
CELAM said the Marian consecration was a cause of ‘great joy and hope.’ Read more
Pope Francis tells Latin American Ecclesial Assembly not to be elitist
Pope Francis sent a video message Sunday to Latin American Church leaders organizing a “synodal” regional assembly, in which he... Read more
New Amazon region 'ecclesial conference' created
Following a recommendation by the Amazon synod, a new “ecclesial conference” for the Amazon region was created Monday. Read more
The significance of Pope Francis' speech to Latin America's bishops
What is likely one of the most important speeches of Pope Francis' visit to Colombia, political processes aside, and one... Read more
Pope Francis lays out his vision for Church's mission in Latin America
The Catholic Church must avoid a sense of superiority and clericalism and instead teach forgiveness, reconciliation, and justice, Pope Francis... Read more
Liberation theology 'archaic', says prominent Mexican bishop
While in Rome last week, the president of the Latin American Bishops’ Council said at a news conference that the... Read more
