{"id":15116,"date":"2026-05-22T20:36:08","date_gmt":"2026-05-22T18:36:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.olcgs.org\/?p=15116"},"modified":"2026-07-01T20:52:49","modified_gmt":"2026-07-01T18:52:49","slug":"north-latin-america-and-the-caribbean-take-bold-steps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.olcgs.org\/fr\/north-latin-america-and-the-caribbean-take-bold-steps\/","title":{"rendered":"Reborn for Mission: North Latin America and the Caribbean Take Bold Steps"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>From May 15 &#8211; 19, 2026, sisters from the Provinces of <strong>Ecuador, Mexico, Colombia-Venezuela, and Central America<\/strong> gathered in Cumbay\u00e1, Ecuador, for an important meeting on the journey towards regionalization. The meeting brought together the Northern Region Committee, which is accompanying the implementation of the new governance structure; the First Regional Chapter Planning Committee; and the province leaders of the four Provinces that will form the new Region.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-15122 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.olcgs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_1315-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.olcgs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_1315-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.olcgs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_1315-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.olcgs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_1315-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.olcgs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_1315-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.olcgs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_1315-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.olcgs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_1315-18x12.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The days together offered time for <strong>formation, conversation, relationship-building, discernment, and shared work<\/strong> \u2014 creating a space to look honestly and hopefully at what it means to leave behind familiar provincial structures and begin imagining a new way of walking together as a single Region with the same mission.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-15119 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.olcgs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ENCUENTRO-RN-3_169-1024x576.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.olcgs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ENCUENTRO-RN-3_169-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.olcgs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ENCUENTRO-RN-3_169-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.olcgs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ENCUENTRO-RN-3_169-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.olcgs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ENCUENTRO-RN-3_169-18x10.jpeg 18w, https:\/\/www.olcgs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ENCUENTRO-RN-3_169.jpeg 1425w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Participants also reflected on what can be strengthened when these experiences are brought together: shared learning, wider collaboration, stronger networks, and a greater capacity to respond to the needs of girls, women, children, and their families and communities across the Region.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-15124\" src=\"https:\/\/www.olcgs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_1320_54-300x240.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"240\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.olcgs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_1320_54-300x240.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.olcgs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_1320_54-1024x819.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.olcgs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_1320_54-768x614.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.olcgs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_1320_54-1536x1229.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.olcgs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_1320_54-2048x1638.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.olcgs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_1320_54-15x12.jpg 15w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>This gathering formed part of the preparation for the First Regional Chapter of North Latin America and the Caribbean, whose theme is: <em>&#8220;Reborn in the Spirit, we walk in synodality towards transformation.&#8221;<\/em> This theme reflects the heart of the process: a call to be renewed, to listen deeply, and to build a Region able to respond more clearly and effectively to the needs of the mission.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-15126\" src=\"https:\/\/www.olcgs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_1318_ed-300x282.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"282\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.olcgs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_1318_ed-300x282.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.olcgs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_1318_ed-1024x962.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.olcgs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_1318_ed-768x722.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.olcgs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_1318_ed-1536x1443.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.olcgs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_1318_ed-2048x1924.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.olcgs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_1318_ed-13x12.jpg 13w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Regionalization is not only a structural change \u2014 it is a true movement of the Spirit, breaking down borders, unifying efforts, strengthening leadership, and encouraging the full engagement of partners-in-mission. It helps ensure that <strong>zeal for justice and reconciliation<\/strong> continues to bear fruit in every corner of this land.<\/p>\n<p>The path ahead will require openness, flexibility, and courage. It will also require respect for the history of each Province and a willingness <strong>to let something new emerge<\/strong>. The May meeting in Cumbay\u00e1 was an important step in that direction: a sign that the Region is already learning to walk together, with a common horizon and a renewed commitment to the Good Shepherd mission.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-15123 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.olcgs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-05-26-at-16.19.51_ed-1024x583.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"455\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.olcgs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-05-26-at-16.19.51_ed-1024x583.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.olcgs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-05-26-at-16.19.51_ed-300x171.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.olcgs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-05-26-at-16.19.51_ed-768x437.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.olcgs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-05-26-at-16.19.51_ed-18x10.jpeg 18w, https:\/\/www.olcgs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-05-26-at-16.19.51_ed.jpeg 1278w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>As the Region prepares for the Chapter, this whole journey is a source of hope. <strong>Something new is taking shape<\/strong> \u2014 not apart from the mission, but for the sake of it \u2014 so that the charism of Saint John Eudes and Saint Mary Euphrasia may continue to bear fruit in today&#8217;s realities.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From May 15 &#8211; 19, 2026, sisters from the Provinces of Ecuador, Mexico, Colombia-Venezuela, and Central America gathered in Cumbay\u00e1, Ecuador, for an important meeting on the journey towards regionalization. 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