Filipinos gather for Quincentennial Mass in Canberra

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Filipinos in Canberra celebrated 500 years of Christianity in the Philippines with a mass at the St Christopher Cathedral in Canberra Source: Daniel Marc Delena

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The Philippine Embassy celebrated with Filipinos in Canberra 500 years of Christianity in the Philippines.

Highlights
  • Archbishop Christopher Prowse celebrated the mass with Papal Nuncio to Australia Archbishop Adolfo Tito Yllana
  • Many Filipinos in Canberra attended the mass with the theme 'Gifted to Give'
  • 2021 also marks 500 years since the 'Victory in Mactan'
2021 marks 500 years since Christianity was introduced in the Philippines.

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