AMERICA/PUERTO RICO - Day of Prayer for Peace in Puerto Rico

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CELAM Assembly: "Christ must be the center of our meeting, of our reflection, of our pastoral care"

2023-04-21
Appointment of the National Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies, Father José Orlando Camacho Torres

2021-10-07
The economic crisis threatens the collapse of electricity, for the Bishops it is about respect for the dignity of every human being

2021-08-27
Bishops express themselves unequivocally: Catholic moral teaching is not a pretext for opponents of vaccinations

2021-08-03
March against the imposition of gender ideology

2020-12-07
Elections: the Bishops praise the civic spirit of Puerto Ricans, the authorities need to listen to the request for change

San Juan (Agenzia Fides) – Today, from 5pm (local time), July 26, to the same time tomorrow, the Bishops of Puerto Rico have called a day of prayer called "24 hours with Jesus for peace in Puerto Rico". The National Shrine dedicated to Our Lady, Mother of Divine Providence, of Cupey, in Río Piedras, has been indicated as the place where all believers who wish to live this day of prayer will gather for the crucial moment the nation is experiencing. Most of the 24 hours will be dedicated to Eucharistic Adoration, according to the note sent to Fides. The Bishops intend to invite Puerto Ricans to present their leaders and the Puerto Rican people to the God of life, who peacefully demonstrated by calling for the resignation of Governor Ricardo Roselló.
After 12 days of popular demonstrations due to the publication of chat conversations where Rosselló and some of his advisers derided and insulted artists, journalists, the LGBT and politicians, the governor was forced to resign. At the news of the resignation, the Bishops invited all Puerto Ricans "to maintain the serenity and democratic balance that this period of government transition deserves. It is time to move forward in this crucial moment in history, which calls us to a profound reflection as a Puerto Rican society. Let us make this a great opportunity to unite as a people and work together, without flags and parties, in the search for the common good to overcome the fiscal crisis, corruption, violence and other evils" (see Fides 19/7/2019; 25/7/2019). (SL) (Agenzia Fides, 26/7/2019)