Pope Francis on June 11 named a South Korean bishop who has spent four decades in ministry in that country as the new head of the Vatican office charged with overseeing Catholic priests and deacons ar.
Published March 15, 2021, 9:34 AM
For an official of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines Episcopal Commission on Migrants and Itinerant People, Pope Francis’ statement that Filipino women are ‘smugglers’ of faith was a testament of how overseas Filipino workers practice and live their faith.
Pope Francis listens to Philippine Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle (not in picture) during a mass to mark 500 years of Christianity in the Philippines, on March 14, 2021 at St. Peter’s Basilica in The Vatican. (Photo by Tiziana FABI / POOL / AFP)
“It is for us in CBCP ECMI especially for me it is complimentary, affirmative and positive rendition how our OFWs practice and live their faith,” CBCP-ECMI Vice Chairman Bishop Ruperto Santos said in an interview Monday.