On Tuesday 1 July 2025, at 11.00, a press conference will be held at the Holy See Press Office, Via della Conciliazione 54, to present the document “Un llamado por la justicia climática y la casa común: conversión ecológica, transformación y resistencia a las falsas soluciones”, by the Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar (SECAM), the Federation of Asian Bishops’ Conferences (FABC) and the Latin American Episcopal Conference (CELAM), coordinated by the Pontifical Commission for Latin America (PCAL).
The speakers will be:
- His Eminence Cardinal Jaime Spengler, O.F.M., archbishop of Porto Alegre, Brazil, president of CELAM and president of the National Conference of Bishops of Brazil (NCBB);
- His Eminence Cardinal Filipe Neri Ferrão, archbishop of Goa and Damão, India, president of the FABC;
- His Eminence Cardinal Fridolin Ambongo Besungu, O.F.M. Cap., archbishop of Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, president of SECAM;
- Dr. Emilce Cuda, secretary of the Pontifical Commission for Latin America.
The press conference will be livestreamed in the original language on the Vatican News YouTube channel, at http://www.youtube.com/c/VaticanNews.
Remote participation
Journalists and media operators who wish to attend the press conference remotely must apply, no later than two hours before the beginning of the event, via the Holy See Press Office online accreditation system, at https://press.vatican.va/accreditamenti, selecting the event: CS Documento "Un llamado por la justicia climática y la casa común...".
During the request phase, please select the option “Sì” in the box “Partecipazione da remoto”.
Journalists and media operators who are admitted will receive confirmation of participation via the online accreditation system and, at the same time, the link to access the virtual platform and to participate actively in the press conference, with the possibility to ask questions.
Participation in person
Journalists and media operators who wish to attend the press conference in person must apply, no later than 24 hours before the event, via the Holy See Press Office online accreditation system, at https://press.vatican.va/accreditamenti, selecting the event: CS Documento “Un llamado por la justicia climática y la casa común…”.
Journalists and media operators who are admitted will receive confirmation of participation via the online accreditation system.
Simultaneous translation
Both via the respective Vatican News YouTube linguistic channels and by using the virtual participation platform indicated in the paragraph “Remote participation”, it is possible to access the simultaneous translation plaforms and to listen to the Press Conference in Italian, English, French, Spanish and Portuguese.
Simultaneous translation may also be used by those present in the Holy See Press Office.
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Journalists and media operators accredited for the press conference are kindly requested to arrive 30 minutes before the start time.
