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 On Sunday, November 16, 1997, Pope John Paul II formally opened the special synod of the Americas. This Synod, which concluded on December 12th, 1997, the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe, brought together 41 cardinals, 98 bishops, and 76 priests from North and South America, and the Roman Curia. Following are the most significant documents of the Synod. The final document of the Synod, the Apostolic Exhortation Ecclesia in America (The Church in America), was issued Saturday, 23 January, 1999, by the Holy Father at the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Mexico City.
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