Sixth Ecclesial Assembly News Today

As president of CELAM, I am grateful to Loyola University of Chicago, for holding this important international conference on "Pope Francis, Va...

The Sixth Ecclesial Assembly of Latin America and the Caribbean, which took place last November, was the most significant Latin American bishops’ meeting since 2007.

Catholic leaders admit it will not be easy as they struggle against falling numbers in South Americas most secular country

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The Sixth Ecclesial Assembly of Latin America and the Caribbean, which opened on November 21, is the most significant Latin American bishops’ meeting since the 2007 meeting in Aparecida, Brazil, at which the future Pope Francis chaired the committee that drafted the final document.

MEXICO CITY (CNS) -- Peruvian Archbishop Hector Miguel Cabrejos Vidarte called for a second reception of the Second Vatican Council as prelates, religious and laity participate in the Sixth Ecclesial Assembly of Latin America and the Caribbean.

Peruvian Archbishop Hector Miguel Cabrejos Vidarte called for a "second reception" of the Second Vatican Council as prelates, religious and la...

The Sixth Ecclesial Assembly of Latin America and the Caribbean, which opened on November 21, is the most significant Latin American bishops’ meeting since the 2007 meeting in Aparecida, Brazil, at which the future Pope Francis chaired the committee that drafted the final document.

LIMA, Peru (CNS) -- Latin Americas Indigenous people will play a central role at a regional assembly the Catholic Church will hold at the end of November in Mexico.