OTTAWA, 19 (NE) The Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops announced this week that Bishops from Canada, the United States and Latin America are to meet at the Westin Grand Hotel in Vancouver, February 21-24, 2000, for a Meeting of the Bishops of America.

    The event will gather bishops from Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Haiti, Honduras, Peru, Mexico, Dominican Republic, the United States and Venezuela. During the meeting, the Bishops will exchange views regarding the life of the Church in the continent. Twenty-three bishops in addition to senior staff will be attending.

    One of the public events during the event will be a Eucharistic celebration with Latin American communities at Holy Family Church, home of the Hispanic Catholic Mission, to be held on Wednesday, February 22.