AMERICA/CUBA - Bishops discuss local Church’s contribution to CELAM 5, adequate Baptism pastoral and celebrations for 400th anniversary of the finding of the lost image of Our Lady of Charity

Monday, 6 November 2006

Havana (Agenzia Fides) - In plenary assembly 4-8 November the Catholic Bishops of Cuba will discuss among other things, preparation for the 5th General Conference of CELAM (Council of Latin American Bishops’ Conferences) in May 2007 at Aparecida, Brazil. After careful reading over the past months of the Document of Participation in various communities and representative sectors of the Church in Cuba, the Bishops will examine the results of this reflection in order to approve the national Church’s contribution to CELAM 5. The Bishops will also examine a study undertaken by a special team with regard to Baptismal Pastoral . The bishops will be presented with recommendations and guidelines from which they will elaborate adequate pastoral for better attention to the opportunity for evangelisation offered by the baptism of children. Catholic presence in Cuban culture and suggestions for celebrations to mark the 400th anniversary of the finding of the lost image of Our Lady of Charity are other themes on the Bishops’ agenda at the meeting. At the end of the plenary the Bishops will go to the Dominican Republic for a 9-12 November meeting with the Bishops of that country whose aim will be to strengthen bonds of brotherhood between the two local Catholic communities and discuss various initiatives of pastoral collaboration. (RG) (Agenzia Fides 6/11/2006; righe 16, parole 233)


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