Vatican City, Nov 4, 2011 / 16:10 pm
The coordinator of the first delegation of American bishops visiting the Vatican on their “ad limina” visits is impressed with how closely Vatican officials follow events in the U.S.
Starting with today’s group of bishops, 15 delegations will make their way to Rome over the coming months to speak with Pope Benedict and Vatican officials about the health and future of the Catholic Church in the United States.
“I think it is important for the bishops to know that the various Vatican dicasteries and offices understand what is happening in the Church and public society in the U.S. And from our meetings already this morning it is clear that they keep abreast of both,” Bishop Robert C. Evans, Auxiliary Bishop of Providence, told CNA Nov. 4.
Bishop Evans is the coordinator for the first delegation of bishops drawn from the northeastern states of Rhode Island, Connecticut, Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire and Massachusetts. Their visit will conclude next Wednesday, Nov. 9.