PONTIFICAL COMMISSION FOR LATIN AMERICA TO HOLD PLENARY

VATICAN CITY, MAR 1, 2001 (VIS) - The Pontifical Commission for Latin America will hold a plenary reunion in the Vatican from March 20 to 23 on the theme "Realities, Problems, Prospects and Pastoral Proposals regarding the New Evangelization, in the light of the Post-Synodal Apostolic Exhortation 'Ecclesia in America'," according to a communique released by the commission today.

An estimated 40 cardinals and bishops from the Roman Curia and Latin America are scheduled to attend the plenary, listening to reports and participating in dialogue. Each member is expected to deal with a specific theme taken from the exhortation. The current ecclesial situation in Latin America will be analyzed according to the orientations of the above-named papal document. Counselors and members of the commission will submit the pastoral questions they believe to be of great importance or urgency.

Final conclusions and recommendations will be drawn up and presented to the Holy Father, dicasteries of the Roman Curia and to episcopal conferences of Latin America.

On Friday, March 23 at 7:30 in St. Peter's Basilica at the tomb of Peter, there will be a concelebrated Eucharist. An audience with Pope John Paul will conclude the plenary.

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