"During the past 50 years, through the various activities organized by the FABC, such as seminars, workshops, colloquia, …. etc. the dream of the Asian bishops to be in greater solidarity has borne immense fruit. Normally, once in every four years, the FABC holds its Plenary Assemblies. By its sta
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tutes, a Plenary Assembly is considered as the body with the highest authority within the FABC structure. Up to date, there had been eleven such Assemblies, the last one being held in Colombo, Sri Lanka, in 2016. Only the bishop delegates from the Conferences have a vote in such Assemblies, and every such Assembly has issued a Final Statement, voted by the participating bishops. As such, these Plenary Assembly Statements can be considered as formal statements that have the authority of the FABC." (Introduction, page v)
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"Presentamos a ustedes esta versión popular que integra el documento final del Sínodo para la Amazonía (DF) y la exhortación apostólica del Papa Francisco “Querida Amazonía” (QA), como un solo llamado integral. Uno sin el otro no está completo, por ello deben ser trabajados siempre de man
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era conjunta, pues en uno está el programa a seguir para los próximos años (DF), y en el otro (QA) está el llamado firme del Papa a acompañar sus sueños (social, cultural, ecológico y eclesial) que son sus directrices mayores para la Iglesia en la Amazonía y en todo el mundo." (Página 2)
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"While Pope Benedict XV's "Maximum illud" addresses particularly mission, the encyclical can be read also from a communication and media perspective. Such a reading offers many insights into the communicative engagement. The author further expands on the enyclical's resonances in Roman documents on
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communication throughout the 20th century." (Abstract)
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