The Holy See Bishop’s Ministry issued an announcement stating that Pope Francis established the Amazon region church conference in accordance with the canon law and ordered the organization to promote the spirit of solidarity and mutual assistance and the localization of faith in the Amazon region churches.
(Vatican News Network) The establishment of a “permanent institution of the Bishops’ Conference to promote solidarity and mutual assistance in the Amazon region”, that is, a church organization, is based on the proposal put forward in the closing document of the World Conference of Bishops on the subject of the Amazon region. The Bishop of the Holy See stated in an announcement on October 20 that “during the conference to be held from June 26 to 29, 2020, the relevant bishops have decided to request the Holy See to establish a permanent establishment of the Amazon Church Conference.”
The announcement continued, “Pope Francis is very happy to promote this initiative, entrusting the Bishop’s Ministry to closely monitor the relevant procedures and provide various assistance to make this institution have a satisfactory appearance”.
In addition, on October 9th, on the opportunity of receiving the minister of the Bishop of the Holy See, the Pope established the Amazon Regional Church Conference in accordance with the canon law. Pastoral action, and promote greater localization of faith in the above-mentioned areas.” The announcement finally stated that the charter of the newly established church organization “will be submitted to the Pope after study for the necessary approval.”
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