SOBICAIN owes a great deal to Chile, primarily for one of the most significant biblical fruits to emerge from this land: the Biblia Latinoamérica. To this day, this Bible remains the most widely distributed edition in Latin America. Born from the passion for the Word held by the French priest Father Bernard Hurault, the Biblia Latinoamérica transcended Chile’s borders, reaching every country in Latin America before continuing its journey to various nations in Asia (the Philippines, India, and China) and Africa (Congo and Nigeria).
With this in mind, the director of SOBICAIN, Father Jose Pottayil, recently met with the Chilean Episcopal Conference to deliver a presentation on the immense and significant pastoral work of Father Bernard Hurault. He subsequently visited the site of Father Hurault’s burial in the Chilean city of Concepción, where the priest passed away on December 16, 2007. The occasion also served as a valuable opportunity to launch a new edition of the Biblia, “Haya luz”* (available also in an english edition), which highlights the text of the Biblia Latinoamérica.
