VATICAN CITY, JUN 6, 2005 (VIS) - The Pontifical Council for Culture has convened its members and consultors on the American continent for a plenary meeting in Sumare, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil from June 7 to 12. They will be joined by the presidents and leaders of the commissions for culture of the episcopal conferences of the Americas
According to a communique published today by the council, the theme of the meeting, which follows the encounter that took place in Puebla, Mexico in 2001, is "The Pastoral Ministry of Culture, a New Look at the Dawn of the Third Millennium." Cardinal Paul Poupard and Fr. Bernard Ardura, O. Praem, respectively council president and secretary, as well as council officials, will attend the encounter.
Following opening remarks by Cardinal Eusebio Oscar Scheid, S.C.I., archbishop of Sao Sebastiao do Rio de Janeiro, Cardinal Poupard will speak on "Current Cultural Challenges and the New Dynamism of the Pastoral Ministry of Culture in America."
The eight scheduled work sessions will treat various aspects of the pastoral ministry of culture: the family; youth and education; the media; universities and public fora; indigenous and Afro-American cultures; migration; rural culture; urban culture; sects and the path to beauty. In the final session a document will be read and approved that will serve as a guide for the next continental meeting in 2009.
CON-C/CULTURE:AMERICAS/SCHEID:POUPARD VIS 20050606 (230)
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