Pope Liu, the fourteenth receives the presidency of Silliam

Fernando Nunes – Vatican News

Pope Liu XIII received Cardinal Jaimi Siblinler, Chairman of the Episcopal Council in Latin America and the Caribbean Sea (Ceram), and Monsignor Lizardo Estrada Herrera, Cuzco Bishop and Agency’s Secretary -General. The visit took place on Thursday afternoon, May 15, at the Holy Palace Library, and lasted for about an hour.

During the meeting, the representatives of Sillam expressed to the Holy Father with the joy and gratitude of the episcopate in Latin America and the Caribbean for their choice as the Gulf of Pedro, and he repeated their commitment to support them and cooperate with their Apostolic mission.

The audience was distinguished by a climate of brotherhood and listening. “It was a moment of great power, a few days after the elections, we will meet Pope Liu XIV,” said Cardinal Jaimi Speckler. He added: “The meeting was marked by a spirit of brotherhood, proximity, and the desire to know what is being developed.”

One of the main issues discussed was the regular general assembly of Celam, which will be held from 27 to 30 May, in Rio de Janeiro, and will commemorate the 70 years of the First Conference on Episcopal in Latin America and the creation of Sillam.

Another prominent point was the preparation for COP30, which will be held in Belém (Brazil) in November this year. According to SpenGler, the Pope has known the work that Silliam is doing in cooperation with the National Conference on Bracepter of Brazil (CNBB), the Apostolic Chair, other continental ecclesiastical creatures as well as the Episcopal Conferences in Africa and Asia, as well as entities such as Caritas International. He said, “Until we discuss how we are present during the event in Bilim and how to give the continuity of this process in Brazil and the continent,” he said.

In this context, continuous integration works were highlighted through the symposium of the Episcopal Conferences in Africa and Madagascar and with the Union of the Episcopal Conference of Asia, on the southern global church called. Silam asked Pope Liu XIII to receive the heads of these three continental bodies for dialogue about their common challenges and pastoral views in a timely manner.

There were also other topics on the agenda, such as how to host the final document of the cenody, which was recently delivered the popular version to the Pope, as well as materials prepared on the synod, including the latest version of the magazine Medeline And a set of objectives books.

It was also discussed in the celebration of the 1700th anniversary of the Nikia Council, which will be celebrated in July at a ecumenical meeting in Guatemala. The event will also be remembered at the General Assembly of CALAM with reflections in reality and the exchange of unity experiences between Christians.

Finally, the “Artificial Intelligence District: a pastoral perspective from Latin America and the Caribbean region”, the result of the working group arose in response to the request of the participants in the last gathering of Silliam, which was implemented in 2023.

Sillam expressed his thanks to Pope Liu XIV for his pastoral opening and availability by receiving his representatives with such and listening to initiatives and hopes in the church in Latin America and the Caribbean.