“Amazonia: new paths for the Church and for an integral ecology” was the theme of the 3-week Special Assembly of the Synod of Bishops for the Pan-Amazon Region (2019). The synod resulted in the Pope’s 2020 apostolic exhortation, Querida Amazonia.

Following the 2019 synod, the Ecclesial Conference of the Amazon (CEAMA) was formed, and Pope Francis granted canonical recognition in October 2021. The body has now elected Peruvian Cardinal Pedro Barreto, SJ, as its president.