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Juru bicara Komisi Pemberantasan Korupsi (KPK) periode 2016-2020, Febri Diansyah menilai, saat ini KPK berada dalam kondisi paling kelam. Ketika dipimpin Firli Bahuri.
Catholic bishops in Latin America continue to stress the evolution of a synodal Church that involves participation of all members, rather than just making decisions based on the Episcopal collegiality. Several leading figures of the Latin American Episcopal Conference (CELAM) underlined the need to transform the Church in their continent during the bishops' virtual general assembly this week. The four-day assembly concluded on May 21. The conference aims to set up a synodal Church, which "walks with the People of God and the Episcopal Conferences," said conference president Peruvian Archbish...
Latin American Bishops focus General Assembly on renewal process The Latin American Episcopal Council (CELAM) began its 38th General Assembly on 18 May, finalizing its reorganization and renewal process started in 2019. By Lisa Zengarini The Latin American Bishops' meeting, which runs until 21 May, was originally planned in Puerto Rico but, due to the Covid-19 pandemic, it is being held virtually instead. The General Assembly is attended by 85 participants, including six cardinals and fifty bishops, under the theme: “Weaving dreams, renewing commitments”. Nine renewal principles to be a...
Pope Francis poses for a selfie during a gathering of youth delegates at the Pontifical International Maria Mater Ecclesiae College in Rome, ahead of the Synod of Bishops on young people in 2018. (CNS/Vatican Media) Ecclesial synodality is something very old and, at the same time, something very recent. It is an integral part of the tradition of the Church. As the report of the International Theological Commission, Synodality in the Life and Mission of the Church (2018), says in the opening section: " 'Synod' is an ancient and venerable word in the Tradition of the Church, ...
CELAM: Universal access to covid-19 vaccine priority in Latin America CELAM’s President says universal access to the COVID-19 vaccine should be a priority in Latin America in 2021. By Lisa Zengarini Access to vaccines for all should be a priority in 2021, says Bishop Miguel Cabrejos Vidarte, President of the Latin American Episcopal Council (CELAM) and of the Bishops’ Conference of Perù (CEP). "Taking care of the lives of thousands of our brothers and sisters, strengthening our health systems to successfully respond to the Coronavirus pandemic and find a solution to the crisis that has ...