2015-07-07 15:50:00

Episcopal Council of Latin America from Pius XII to Francis


(Vatican Radio) While in Ecuador Pope Francis recently met with the Bishops of this nation who are represented in a body by the title of Episcopal Council of Latin America and the Caribbean, more popularly  known as CELAM.

As we know  Francis is the first Pontiff from Latin America and during his pontificate has kept in touch with  representatives of this body which was  first founded by Pope Pius XII in 1955 .

Veronica Scarisbrick delved into Vatican Radio's sound archives and came up with recordings of this Pope’s radio message dating back to 1955, as well as sound relating to CELAM and the following popes: Blessed Paul VI, Saint John Paul II  and Benedict XVI, now Pope Emeritus.

So as Pope Francis is currently in Latin America for the second time in his pontificate on an Apostolic journey which takes him to  Ecuador, Bolivia and Paraguay from the 6th to the 13th of July she  takes a look at how these popes related to CELAM. 

This feature which begins with Pope Pius XII's  radio message broadcast  by Vatican Radio in 1955 takes us to Medellin in Colombia, Puebla in Mexico and Santo Domingo.

A programme presented and produced by Veronica Scarisbrick

 

 








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