DPCU at the Caminhada Sinodal III - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

On 11 December, Msgr Usma Gómez, Head of the Western Section, delivered a speech at the programme Caminhada Sinodal III – Impressions and Perspectives, part of the Fraternal Dialogues on Christian Unity, Synodality, and Care for the Common Home of the Diocese of Barra do Piraí - Volta Redonda, RJ, Brazil.

The event was organised by Mr Eduardo Linhares, Secretary of the Conselho de Igrejas Cristãs do Estado do Rio de Janeiro. The participants included Pedro Brassesco, Adjunct Secretary General of CELAM; Pentecostal Pastor Silas Esteves of the Igreja Ministério Betesda and President of the Conselho de Igrejas Cristãs do Estado do Rio de Janeiro; and Mr Izaias Carneiro, Founder of Comunidade Coração Novo and Co-President of Missão Somos Um.

Msgr Usma presented a talk entitled "Sinodalidade e unidade dos cristãos: a sinfonia de todos, alguns, um" [Sinodality and Christian Unity: A Symphony of All, Some, and One], focusing on the ecumenical dimension of the Synod on Synodality and the final document “For a Synodal Church: Communion, Participation, and Mission”.