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ROME— The head of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) shone a spotlight on the growing role of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in the Church in the ongoing Synod of Bishops in the Vatican.

Delegates to the ongoing Synod of Bishops at the Vatican have elected the head of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) to a commission in charge of the assembly’s communications.

By Felipe Salvosa II | CBCP NewsOctober 3, 2023Manila, PhilippinesBishop Pablo Virgilio David of Kalookan, CBCP President. SCREENSHOT/ KALOOKAN DIOCESE VIDEOThe head of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) emphasized the threefold priorities of a...

The work of the synod is more than meeting with oral presentations and written reports, but a means to further serve God’s mission, the head of the Federation of Asian Bishops’ Conferences (FABC) said.

First Sunday of Lent

Day 2 of the Asian Continental Assembly on Synodality began with the prayer of the Synod “Adsumus Sancte Spiritus”, invoking the grace of the Holy Spirit to guide and inspire all the delegates on this Synodal journey to truly reflect the voice of Asia.

Women speak on the sidelines of the Asian Continental Assembly on Synodality, assuring their peers that, ‘In the synodal process, we are with you and our voices should be heard.’

Homily, Opening Mass, Asian Continental Assembly, 24 February
Archbishop Tarcisio Isao Kikuchi, SVD, Archbishop of Tokyo

The Asia continental synod assembly started in Thailand on Friday with a challenge for the Church in the region to be a ‘source of hope’, especially in the face encountered by the people.

The Opening Eucharist, the Mass of the Holy Spirit was presided over by Archbishop Tarcisio Isao Kikuchi SVD, Archbishop of Tokyo and Secretary General of the FABC; and concelebrated by Virgílio Cardinal do Carmo da Silva SDB, Archdiocese of Díli and Louis Cardinal Marie Ling Mangkhanekhoun, Apostolic Vicar of Vientiane, Laos.

On the eve of the three-day of the Asian Continental Assembly in Baan Phu Waan, Bangkok, Thailand, Cardinal Oswald Gracias, Archbishop of Bombay, presided over the Eucharist.

Church should not be the source of despair and sadness. We have to be the source of hope because we have the Gospel of life,

Baan Phu Waan (The Sower’s House), the magnificent Pastoral Training Centre of the Bangkok Archdiocese, is host to the Asian Continental Assembly on Synodality, from February 24 to February 26, 2023.