'Break down walls and build bridges' - Pope Francis praises Latinos
By Kenya Sinclair
11/16/2016 (17 hours ago)
LOS ANGELES, CA (Catholic Online) - In a video message, the pontiff explained: "Throughout your history, the Church in your country has welcomed and integrated new waves of immigrants.
"In their rich variety of their languages and cultural traditions, they have shaped the changing face of the American Church.
"In this context, I will comment the coming Fifth National Hispanic Pastoral Encuentro. The celebration of this V Encuentro will begin in dioceses this coming January, and conclude with a national celebration in September of 2018.
"In continuity with its predecessors, the Encuentro seeks to acknowledge and value the specific gifts that Hispanic Catholics have offered, and continue to offer, to the Church in your country.
http://www.catholic.org/news/hf/faith/story.php?id=72027
http://www.usccb.org/about/leadership/usccb-general-assembly/2016-november-meeting/message-of-his-holiness-pope-francis-for-the-v-encuentro.cfm
4:50 video and full text of message at link.