Ad Limina

Ad Limina
November: Meetings with Asian and African bishops

  It has been 10 years since the young Sri Lankan Bishops’ Conference visited Rome for the Visit ad Limina Apostolorum. While rejoicing at this return, the bishops also recalled the long and ...

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Joys and challenges of the Congolese Church in the light of the October Ad Limina Visit

  In October, the Dicastery for Laity, Family and Life met with the delegation of bishops from the Episcopal Conference of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), who were undertaking an ad ...

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In the month of September, the bishops of two African nations went to the Dicastery for their Ad Limina visit

  Every five years, the bishops of the various Episcopal Conference make their Ad limina visits to meet the Holy Father. On this occasion, they also meet with the Dicasteries of the Roman Curia ...

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The Ad limina visits of the bishops who came to the Dicastery in June

  In June, the Dicastery received bishops from Mexico and Southern Africa for their ad limina visits. Southern Africa: the priority is the formation of the laity The latter bishops' conference ...

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Bishops from Ghana and Tanzania met with the Dicastery in May

  Ghana - laity, the wealth of society As for the Ghanaian prelates, they described a country in which the Catholic Church is best known for its contribution to socioeconomic development through ...

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In May, the Dicastery met with the bishops of East Timor, Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands

  East Timor – a flourishing Church East Timor (or Timor-Leste) is the second largest Catholic country in Asia, second only to the Philippines. The Church in East Timor is flourishing, and ...

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In April and March Burundi and Mexico to visit the Dicastery

  In April and March, the Dicastery welcomed the bishops of Mexico and Burundi who came for their ad limina visit.   Burundi: an evangelization of "proximity" Burundi's prelates ...

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The beauty of a growing Church came to light during the meeting with African bishops

Last March 30, the Dicastery welcomed the bishops from Zambia in an ad limina visit. In Zambia there are 11 dioceses organized along the lines of the SCCs (Small Church Communities) to foster a ...

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Meeting with Malawian Bishops during their Ad limina visit

    During their quinquennial Ad Limina Apostolorum Visit, the Bishops of the Malawi Bishops' Conference also visited the Dicastery for Laity, Family and Life. On March 28, 2023, the group ...

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Between December and January, four groups of bishops from Spain took turns in the Dicastery for the ad limina visit

  Aware of the loss of ground that their Church has been facing for several years now, the Spanish bishops outlined some of the strategies they are putting in place to stem the ...