With the theme “Fraternity and Social Friendship” and the motto “You are all brothers and sisters”, the National Conference of Bishops of Brazil (CNBB) launches, today Ash Wednesday (February 14th), the 2024 Fraternity Campaign.

The campaign is celebrating its 60th anniversary and is carried out by the CNBB (National Conference of Brazilian Bishops) during Lent — a period of fasting and spiritual preparation that precedes Easter — with the aim of encouraging solidarity in relation to some social problem.

According to the CNBB (National Conference of Brazilian Bishops), the "Fraternity and Social Friendship" campaign aims to guide Lent through the following themes:

– to encourage people to see situations of enmity;
– to encourage people to be enlightened by the Gospel that unites them as a family;
– to act in accordance with the Lenten proposal of constant conversion, promoting the effort towards personal and communal change;

Fraternity Campaign 2024

The official launch of the campaign is scheduled for 9:00 AM this Ash Wednesday at the CNBB headquarters in Brasília, with a Mass celebrated by the Secretary-General, Bishop Ricardo Hoepers, followed by the opening ceremony at 10:00 AM in the Dom Helder Câmara Auditorium. A video message from Pope Francis will also be presented during the event.

At the Padre Eustáquio Church in Belo Horizonte, there will be masses at 7 am, 10 am, 12 pm, 3 pm, and 7 pm, all with the imposition of ashes and the launch of this year's Fraternity Campaign theme.

The 10 AM and 7 PM services will be broadcast on the Padre Eustáquio Channel on YouTube. Click here and pray with us.