Pastoral agents from Portuguese-speaking Catholic communities meet in Germany

Pastoral agents from Portuguese-speaking Catholic communities in the European diaspora are meeting in Rothenburg, Germany, from October 26 to 29. The gathering focuses on the contribution of migration ministry to synodality.

Bishop Pedro Fernandes, Bishop Luiz Lisboa, and Eugénia Quaresma, director of the Obra Católica Portuguesa de Migrações, are attending the meeting, according to a note sent to Agência Ecclesia.

Participants intend to examine the four dimensions of the Church within the context of Portuguese-speaking communities integrating into local dioceses. The meeting also seeks to analyze community work based on global pastoral guidelines from the Vatican and local guidelines from destination countries, while developing projects connecting countries of origin, transit, and destination.