Caribbean bishops invite Pope to visit ‘underrepresented’ region
‘Our whole history has been a different kind of history, because most of our history has been the plantation society, we were people who were brought together for a specific economic activity from all over the world.’ Pope Leo received an invitation to visit the Caribbean after discussing the region’s lack of representation at the…
Deadly shooting in Capesterre Belle-Eau: the Catholic Church in Guadeloupe expresses its deep sorrow and renews its call for a collective response to the violence
DIOCESE OF GUADELOUPE PRESS RELEASE Deadly Shooting in Capesterre-Belle-Eau: The Catholic Church in Guadeloupe Expresses Its Deep Sorrow and Renews Its Call for a Collective Response to Violence Basse-Terre, July 1, 2026 It is with profound emotion that Bishop Philippe Guiougou, Bishop of Guadeloupe, learned of the shooting that occurred on the evening of June…
Caribbean bishops offer prayers, solidarity following Venezuelan quake
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Till we meet again’ –Bishop bids farewell to Grenada faithful
Bishop Emeritus Clyde Harvey has officially stepped down as Bishop of St George’s-in-Grenada after nine years of service, following the acceptance of his resignation by Pope Leo XIV. In the interim, Archbishop Gabriel Malzaire of Castries has been appointed Apostolic Administrator of the diocese, where he will oversee its affairs until a new bishop is…
Church hosts workshop to promote healthy eating habits among Indigenous communities
A workshop on nutrition and balanced diets was held in Region 1 of Guyana, May 14 and 15, specifically in the Mabaruma–Hosororo area, with participation of Warao Indigenous communities from both Guyana and Venezuela. Ceama.org reported that the initiative brought together more than 300 people of all ages, from 13- and 14-year-olds to adults in…
Why Synodality Needs the Kerygma
One detail from the recent Ad Limina visit of the bishops of the Antilles Episcopal Conference (AEC) to Rome continues to occupy my prayer and reflection. It may have been merely an administrative scheduling decision. Yet, seen through the eyes of faith, it reveals something profound about the Church’s mission today. On April 29, the…
Rediscovering Caribbean Synodality
When the bishops of the Antilles Episcopal Conference (AEC) gathered in Rome for their Ad Limina visit, much was said about synodality. Yet beneath the formal conversations and theological clarifications, a quieter yet more profound insight emerged for me: synodality, or key aspects of it, is already being lived in the Caribbean. This realisation carries…
Becoming “Detectors of Grace”
During the recent retreat day of the bishops of the Antilles Episcopal Conference in Rome, Sr. Julie Peters of the Sisters of the Sorrowful Mother offered a phrase that lingered in my heart long after the recollection ended. She challenged the bishops to become “detectors of grace.” It is a striking expression. In a world…
Understand the method, remember the mission
By Fr Donald Chambers The transmission of faith has always been at the heart of the Church’s mission. From the first disciples gathered around Jesus to Christian communities across the Caribbean today, the Church exists so that each generation may encounter Christ and pass that encounter on to the next. Yet as the Church embraces…
Caribbean Regional Meeting: Archbishop Gordon calls for transforming society through the kerygma
From June 8 to 11, Trinidad and Tobago hosted the Caribbean Regional Meeting convened by CELAM, a space in which Archbishop Charles Jason Gordon , Archbishop of Port of Spain and President of the Episcopal Conference of the Antilles, presented a theological-pastoral reflection from a synodality perspective. Reflecting on the journey undertaken by the bishops of the Antilles , Bishop Gordon noted…
Caribbean Regional Meeting: Theologian Dr. Anna Kasafi warns about regional challenges that confront the Church
The current situation in the Caribbean was the focus of the intervention by Jamaican theologian Anna Kasafi Perkins, the first professor of Caribbean Theology and Ethics at the University of the West Indies (UWI), who urged the particular Churches to realistically recognize the challenges facing the region , within the framework of the Regional Meeting of the Caribbean…
Monsignor Lizardo Estrada inaugurates Caribbean Encounter with a call to deepen synodality
With a renewed call to deepen the synodal process and consolidate communion among the particular Churches, Monsignor Lizardo Estrada Herrera , Secretary General of the Latin American and Caribbean Episcopal Council (Celam), was in charge of opening the Regional Meeting of the Caribbean held in Trinidad and Tobago from June 8 to 11. The meeting, organized by the Latin…
“We can find our rest in God”: Apostolic Nuncio encourages Caribbean Churches to trust in the Lord’s grace in the face of mission challenges
Archbishop Santiago Ignacio De Wit Guzmán presided over the opening Eucharist of the CELAM Caribbean Regional Meeting at the St. John Vianney and the Ugandan Martyrs Seminary of Mt. St. Benedict. “We need to know and believe that we can trust in God, that we can find our rest in Him,” with this invitation, Archbishop…
Archbishop Charles Jason Gordon calls for strengthening fraternity among the Churches of the Caribbean
Monsignor Charles Jason Gordon highlighted the diversity of the Caribbean as a richness for the Church and called for discerning together the challenges and hopes of the region With a warm welcome to the delegations from Cuba, Haiti, the Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico and the Episcopal Conference of the Antilles, Archbishop Charles Jason Gordon , Metropolitan Archbishop…
CELAM Caribbean Regional Meeting to Gather in Trinidad and Tobago
The Antilles Episcopal Conference (AEC) is honoured to host the CELAM Caribbean Regional Meeting, bringing together clergy, religious, laity and pastoral representatives from across the Caribbean for a time of prayer, reflection, dialogue, and collaboration. This meeting will take place from 8th – 12th June, 2026 at the Seminary of St. John Vianney, Mt. St. Benedict,…
Magnificent Humanitas
The Encyclical in brief In the age of artificial intelligence, humanity faces a choice: whether to be guided by technology and progress as the sole principles on which to build our civilization, or to place human dignity at the center, reducing technical progress to a mere tool. To explain this, Pope Leo uses two biblical…
Walking together: Caribbean bishops encounter synodality in Rome
By Fr Donald Chambers When the bishops of the Antilles Episcopal Conference (AEC) journeyed to Rome for their ad limina visit in late April 2026, they entered not merely a series of formal meetings but a lived experience of what synodality looks like when taken seriously. Across encounters with Vatican dicasteries or departments and with…
Caribbean Church will celebrate ‘Mass for the Care of Creation’
The Annual Plenary Meeting (APM) of the Antilles Episcopal Conference (AEC) concluded in Rome with Caribbean bishops adopting key pastoral resolutions aimed at strengthening evangelisation, synodality, formation, social outreach and ecclesial collaboration across the region. Held from May 2–8, the APM formed the second phase of a two-week gathering that also included the bishops’ ad…
Press Release – Ad Limina and Annual Plenary Meeting 2026
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A Pope at Ease: Our Encounter with Leo XIV
AEC Bishops (Archbishop Charles Jason Gordon) May 2026 Nobody warned us about the pickleball. We had come to Rome as the bishops of the Antilles Episcopal Conference — eighteen bishops, one diocesan administrator, and two general secretaries — carrying the weight of our people: the geopolitics that threatens our peace, the parishes stretched thin by…
Caribbean Bishops bring climate, migration and family realities to Rome
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Antilles Bishops bring Caribbean realities to heart of Universal Church
The President of the Antilles Episcopal Conference describes the bishops’ ad limina visit to Rome as a vital moment of communion with the universal Church and an opportunity to share the Caribbean’s pastoral realities. Vatican News Archbishop Charles Jason Gordon, President of the Antilles Episcopal Conference (AEC), has described the bishops’ ad limina Apostolorum visit to Rome…
AD Limina 2026 – Caribbean bishops to meet with Pope Leo
Bishops of the Antilles Episcopal Conference (AEC) will travel to Rome, Italy from April 27 to May 3 for their Ad Limina Apostolorum visit, a significant event that strengthens ties between the Church in the Caribbean and the Holy See. The visit, which takes place approximately every five years, is “a pastoral pilgrimage where diocesan…
Bishop Burchell—big, black, bold bushfire
JAMAICA Regional Catholic leaders and clergy, government officials and mourners gathered Saturday, April 18 at the Cathedral of the Most Holy Trinity for the Mass of Christian Burial of Bishop Burchell Alexander McPherson. Bishop McPherson, a beloved figure in the Catholic Church died March 25. He served as Bishop of the Diocese of Montego Bay…
Ad Limina Apostolorum
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Diocese launches solidarity-health service
GUADELOUPE The new Diocesan Solidarity-Health Service initiated a conference-debate on the theme Acting together for and with the most vulnerable at the Raizet Regional Space March 7. “Many of the actors involved took part in this reflection, to the great satisfaction of the organisers” according to the website for the Diocese of Basse-Terre and Pointe-à-Pitre:…
Tributes paid to Bishop McPherson
JAMAICA The Mass of Christian Burial for Bishop Emeritus Burchell McPherson of the Diocese of Montego Bay will be held Saturday, April 18 at 11 a.m. at Holy Trinity Cathedral on North Street in Kingston, Jamaica. Interment will follow in the Cathedral cemetery. A vigil service is scheduled for Friday, April 17 at Sts Peter…
Guyanese appointed CEAMA vice president
GUYANA The appointment of Guyanese Marva Joy Hawksworth as a vice president of the Ecclesial Conference of the Amazon (CEAMA) represents “a significant step toward strengthening the role of the laity in the Amazonian Church. Her experience, commitment, and intercultural sensitivity contribute to the building of a Church with an Amazonian face, where education, culture,…
Press Release: Death of Bishop Burchell McPherson
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Amazonian Church holds ecclesial conference to foster synodality, pluriculturality
Inspired by the biblical text, “I am about to do something new; even now it is springing forth. Do you not perceive it?” (Is 43:19), the Ecclesial Conference of the Amazon (CEAMA) is holding its 6th General Assembly from March 16 to 19, electing a new presidency for the 2026–2030 period and renewing its missionary…