Spanish bishops in the General Assembly: Protecting the Synod and Minors

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Secretary -General, Mons. Francisco Cesar Garcia Magan said at a press conference on Friday, April 4, from the work that was carried out this week. Among the topics: pastoral lines and the final document of the cenody; Office activity to protect minors in 2024; The activity of minors protection offices in 2024, Catechumenate from adults, and the project “Remember Holiness in the Dental Church”.

Truel lines and the synod app

One of the topics was to determine the pastoral lines that would achieve CEE work in 2026-2030 for a period of four years. As a starting point, the contributions of the permanent committee for the month of February, which already worked on this issue. It has also been proposed to integrate considerations of the final document of the Sixteenth General Assembly of Bishops’ cabinets, which must now be applied in private churches. In addition, Francisco Conesa was chosen as an eC reference for the bishops’ application.

Office activity for minors in 2024

Coordination and consulting service to the offices to protect the palace provided a summary of the activity carried out by these offices in 2024. In the field of prevention, the offices were presented to protect the palace and prevent abuse, and a maximum by parents by parents, parents, or parents. Screens, etc.

They also hosted the new ill -treatment certificates. Specifically 146. 94 of them did not have a judicial path, due to the death of the perpetrator or the recipe for crime. It may have a channel in the comprehensive committee for its integrated reform of the Priva plan. The rest have a judicial road and also accompanies them from palace protection offices.

Topics provided by the episcopal commissions

Various issues that were brought to the episcopal session and other CEE agencies were also addressed. The Episcopal Sub -Committee for Relations between Professionals and Dialogue between Religions continues to prepare ecumenical law, which will be held in the plenary session in November, on the occasion of the anniversary of the 1700th anniversary of the NICEA Council, which is the first ecosystem of the Catholic Church.

Project “Remember Holiness in the Dental Church”

On November 16, 2024, Pope Francis announced a letter of memory in the churches of his saints, blessed, distinguished and God’s servants. In this writing, he urges the local churches that, since this year, on the occasion of the Jubilee, every November 9, mention the personalities of their lands. It also indicates that episcopal conferences have evolved and suggesting pastoral indicators and trends.

In the chapter devoted to national societies, the plenary session approved the amendment of the laws of the Catholic student (JEC) and Didania – the Union of Christian entities in free time. In addition, the amendment of the Spanish College laws in San Jose de Roma has been approved.

With information from the Spanish Episcopal Conference.