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Ecclesia in America International Congress
Vatican City, 4 December 2012 (VIS) - A press conference was
held in the Holy See Press Office this morning to present the International
Congress "Ecclesia in America" on the Church in the American
continent, which will take place in Vatican City from 9 to 12 December. The
Congress is promoted by the Pontifical Commission for Latin America and the
Knights of Columbus in collaboration with the Institute for Guadalupan Studies.
Participating in the conference were Cardinal Marc Ouellet P.S.S., president of
the Pontifical Commission for Latin America, Professor Guzman Carriquiry,
secretary of the same Commission, and Carl Anderson, supreme knight of the
Knights of Columbus.
Cardinal Ouellet began by recalling the Synodal Assembly
that took place in November and December 1997, convoked by Blessed John Paul
II, which was dedicated to the American continent and addressed the theme of
the "Encounter with the living Jesus Christ: The way to conversion,
communion and solidarity in America". This theme will inspire the Congress
as it works towards its aim of "re-examining the prophetic intuition of
Blessed John Paul II and the basic content of the exhortation 'Ecclesia in
America', as well as intensifying the communion and co-operation of the
Churches in Canada and the United States with the Churches of Latin America in
order to address common problems and challenges faced by the mission of the
Church in the American continent".
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