Brussels – On 6-27 of October 2019, the Special Assembly of the Synod of Bishops for the Pan-Amazonian Region will be held at the Vatican, following its announcement by Pope Francis in 2017. The meeting comes at a very timely moment as the situation of indigenous communities and environmental degradation in the Amazon region is
* UPDATE: The final conference statement and other resources were added to this page on 29 July 2019. Scroll down below for links. *** FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE *** Click here for a PDF version of this press release. Vatican City – On 4-5 April, the Vatican’s Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development and Pax Christi International’s Catholic
