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Two national conferences to mark 10th anniversary of Encuentro 2000
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WASHINGTON (CNS) -- Two national conferences will mark the 10th anniversary of the Encuentro 2000 multicultural celebration in Los Angeles by continuing the dialogue about challenges and opportunities brought about by the church's growing racial, cultural and ethnic diversity. An estimated 300 church leaders -- bishops, priests, religious and laity representing various ethnic and cultural families and all walks of life -- will meet May 6-8 at the University of Notre Dame in Indiana for the Catholic Cultural Diversity Network Convocation. More than four months later, the National Congress on Hispanic Ministry, Sept. 23-26 in Rosemont, Ill., will bring together hundreds of Catholic leaders and dozens of national associations that minister to Hispanic Catholics. The Notre Dame gathering is sponsored by the university and its Institute for Church Life, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops and its Committee on Cultural Diversity in the Church and many others. The September conference, with the theme "Roots and Wings 2010," is organized by the National Catholic Council for Hispanic Ministry in collaboration with the USCCB cultural diversity secretariat.
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