The bishops’ plenary assembly held its first public session on June 15th in Orlando, Florida, where the bishops have gathered for fraternal dialogue and listening.

Among the agenda items was the advancement of the local cause of beatification and canonization of the five Shreveport martyrs, who heroically ministered to victims of an 1873 yellow fever epidemic in Shreveport, LA. 

Several of the presenters spoke about the ongoing Synod on Synodality (https://www.usccb.org/synod) and the Eucharistic Revival (https://www.usccb.org/resources/welcome-national-eucharistic-revival).