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"The encounter with Christ in the Eucharist calls forth a commitment to evangelization and an impulse towards solidarity; it awakens in the Christian a strong desire to proclaim the Gospel and to bear witness to it in the world so as to build a more just and humane society. From the Eucharist, in the course of the centuries, an immense wealth of charity has sprung forth, of sharing in the difficulties of others, of love and of justice. Only from the Eucharist will the civilization of love spring forth which will transform Latin America and the Caribbean, making them not only the Continent of Hope, but also the Continent of Love!" 

Inaugural Session of the Fifth General Conference
of The Bishops Of Latin America and the Caribbean
Address of His Holiness Benedict XVI
Conference Hall, Shrine of Aparecida  Sunday, 13 May 2007

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Positive Change Will Come for Cuba with Bilateral Collaboration and Cooperation
Bishop A. Elias Zaidan, January 16, 2025

Letter to Congress on Haiti Economic Lift Program Extension Act
Bishop A. Elias Zaidan, December 11, 2024

Letter to Secretary of State Blinken on Removal of Cuba from the State Sponsor of Terrorism List
Bishop A. Elias Zaidan, July 9, 2024

Bishop Zaidan Prays for and Expresses Solidarity with the People of Haiti and Calls for U.S. and International Support
Bishop A. Elias Zaidan, March 15, 2024

Letter to Secretary of State Blinken Regarding Situation in Colombia
Bishop David J. Malloy, July 24, 2023

Statement on the Status of Bishop Alvarez of Matagalpa, Nicaragua
Bishop David J. Malloy, July 12, 2023

Statement on Ongoing Religious Persecution in Nicaragua
Bishop David J. Malloy, April 20, 2023

USCCB President Acknowledges Hope and Charity Amidst the Darkness Besetting the Catholic Church of Nicaragua
Archbishop Timothy P. Broglio, February 21, 2023

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  • Latin America & Caribbean | February 10, 2020

    News Release: Statement from U.S. Bishops Chairman of International Justice and Peace Committee on Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan’s Pastoral Solidarity Visit to the Church in Cuba

  • Latin America & Caribbean | January 07, 2020

    News Release: President of U.S. Bishops Conference Expresses Sorrow for Earthquake Aftermath in Puerto Rico

  • Latin America & Caribbean | June 24, 2019

    Letter of Support for Legislation Addressing the Root Causes of Migration

  • Latin America & Caribbean | June 06, 2019

    News Release: U.S. Bishops' Chairman Expresses USCCB's Concern that the Strengthening of the Embargo Against Cuba is Counterproductive to the Develoment of Civil Society on the Island

  • Latin America & Caribbean | May 15, 2019

    Funding for Assistance for the People of Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador

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