The CAM-5 (Congreso Misionero Americano) was held this year in Santa Cruz de la Sierra (Bolivia), from 10 to 14 July, hosted in the Don Bosco College. The theme reflected the message of the ‘Evangelii Gaudium’: the joy of the Gospel, the heart of the prophetic mission, a source of reconciliation and communion. The main objective was to “strengthen the missionary identity and commitment of the Church Ad Gentes in the Americas, to proclaim the joy of the Gospel to all peoples with particular attention to the peripheries of today’s world and at the service of a more just, supportive and fraternal society.”