Catechists As a Sign of Hope

Feature Address by Bishop Robert LLanos to the 2025 Diocesan Catechetical Gathering September 25-29, 2025 My dear friends, welcome to our gathering of catechists for the Jubilee Year 2025. May our gathering be a joyful coming together of God’s faithful…

Pope Francis has died on Easter Monday aged 88

Originally published on www.vaticannews.va By Devin Watkins At 9:45 AM, Cardinal Kevin Farrell, Camerlengo of the Holy Roman Church, announced the death of Pope Francis from the Casa Santa Marta with these words: “Dearest brothers and sisters, with deep sorrow…

Bishop Llanos Announces Clergy Appointments

Changes to the appointments of the clergy in the Diocese of St. John’s-Basseterre have been announced by Bishop Robert A Llanos. In a memo addressed to the faithful he wrote: Dearly Beloved in Christ, The time has come again for…

AEC Bishops Gather in Nassau for 68th Annual Plenary Meeting

The Antilles Episcopal Conference of Bishops (AEC) has gathered for the 68th Annual Plenary Meeting (APM) in Nassau, Bahamas, hosted by The Archdiocese of Nassau, April 14-16, 2024.The week commenced with an opening Mass at St. Francis Xavier Cathedral on…

Bishop Llanos’ Easter Message 2024

It would seem a strange thing to say but the world wants a different Jesus than the one whose Death and Resurrection we celebrate every year at Eastertime. It may be that we let Easter pass us by without reflecting…

The Church Welcomes a New Permanent Deacon

Click here for more images of the Ordination Mass. Dismiss this alert. A packed church joyfully celebrated the ordination of Rev. Trevor Phipps to the permanent diaconate on December 8 at the Immaculate Conception Co-Cathedral in Basseterre St. Kitts.  The…

Culture, Synodality and Mission

by Fr. Donald Chambers The Caribbean is a place where cultures and faith traditions have intertwined for centuries. Yet, when certain cultural practices are incorporated into Christian blessings, they are often met with suspicion—even hostility. This was evident in two…

Strengthening Catechesis and Mission in the AEC

By AEC The Pontifical Mission Societies (PMS) have identified four points of action for the Church in the Caribbean, highlighting the importance of catechetical programs. Through catechesis, young people and adults are introduced to the Catholic faith and formed as disciples. The 2020…

New Permanent Deacon to be Ordained

On Sunday, September 7, at St. Williams Catholic Church in Tortola, BVI, Bishop Robert Llanos will ordain Paul Hewlett to be a permanent deacon for the Diocese of St. Basseterre. Hewlett’s ordination marks the continued growth of the permanent diaconate in…

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