Rediscovering God’s faithfulness
Bishop Beckman is a featured speaker at SEPI Regional Encuentro conference By José Manuel Arias Tennessee Register More than 100 bishops, clergy, religious, and lay leaders from 24 dioceses across the Southeast region of the United States gathered for the 2026 Regional Encuentro, hosted in the Diocese of St. Augustine, Fla., Sept. 23-26. The event was organized by the Southeast Regional Office for Hispanic Ministry, the Southeast Pastoral Institute and the Diocese of St. Augustine. Represented dioceses included Nashville, Memphis, and Knoxville in addition to dioceses in Alabama, Louisiana, Florida, North Carolina, South Carolina, Mississippi, and Georgia. The four-day event was designed to gather diocesan leaders from across the region to listen, pray, and walk together as they build a future of hope and solidarity. “As I look back on our Regional Encuentro in St. Augustine, I do so with gratitude and hope,” said Olga Villar, executive director of SEPI,... Read more →