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Pope Urges Latin America Bishops to Attend St. Turibius Anniversary

By Drooid · Sep 20, 2026, 3:18 PM UTC · How we work

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Pope Leo XIV wrote to Latin-American and Caribbean bishops urging attendance at St. Turibius’s 300th anniversary.
He urged bishops to travel to coastal, Cordillera and rainforest communities, following Turibius’s pastoral visits.
He prioritized Eucharistic adoration and asked priests to knock on bishops’ doors rather than bring only problems.
He noted Turibius’s 1582-83 council produced the Americas’ first printed catechism in 1584.

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Pope Leo XIV wrote to Latin-American and Caribbean bishops urging attendance at St. Turibius’s 300th anniversary.
He urged bishops to travel to coastal, Cordillera and rainforest communities, following Turibius’s pastoral visits.
He prioritized Eucharistic adoration and asked priests to knock on bishops’ doors rather than bring only problems.
He noted Turibius’s 1582-83 council produced the Americas’ first printed catechism in 1584.