Today the organizers of the 2015 Papal Visit unveiled the official logo, entitled “Pope Francis Papal Visit 2015 Philippines: Mercy and Compassion”. Mercy and Compassion: official logo for Pope Francis Papal Visit to the Philippines in 2015 The Pope will be arriving in the Philippines on January 15-19 for his Apostolic Visit. Pope Francis will first head for Sri Lanka on January 12-15. The Philippines is the second country to e visited by Pope Francis in 2015. And none is bigger than the Pope himself.MANILA, Philippines – The official logo for Pope Francis’ 2015 visit to the Philippines in 2015 has been unveiled. We are, after all, suckers for celebrities. He continues to maintain rock star status, which helps keep the faith strong and steadfast among us. While the Catholic Church remains largely conservative, Pope Francis has taken positions that are radical by traditional Catholic standards - his advocacy on climate change, his criticism of free market economics, and his call for the Church to be more tolerant and accepting of LGBT community members.īut as traditional as many Filipino Catholics remain, the reforms take nothing away from our faith in the Church and our devotion to Pope Francis. The Church is our sanctuary, the Pope our leader. When the challenges of settling in or assimilating become too much, Filipinos turn to their faith to carry them through. It is particularly important for workers, students and immigrants who may feel disconnected when trying to establish roots here. Pope Francis's visit to Edmonton reinforces this faith and sense of home among Filipinos. "It is a place of our culture." Grounded in their faith We know the prayers and the songs, the sense of belongingness and familiarity," she adds. Most of us have not abandoned our faith despite the secular influences around us," says Marjorie Newman, who runs MCN Canada Immigration Consulting in Edmonton. "It is like having a Hollywood star come. For those who had none, this visit is a special one. Like me, some Filipinos in Canada had at least one encounter with a pope back home. Pope says he hopes Canada visit will help heal 'evil' done to Indigenous people."I feel excited just knowing that the Pope is coming over to pay Edmonton a visit for reconciliatory purposes," he added. The atmosphere around Pope Francis's visit is being kept somber and subdued in deference to the survivors and the families of victims of Canada's residential schools.Īccording to Lito Velasco, editor of the Alberta Filipino Journal and a former seminarian in the Philippines, it is important that the essence of the papal visit is being carefully observed. Any event they preside over - be it a motorcade or a mass - is a once-in-a-lifetime experience for most of us.įor me, it's an experience I've lived through four times already in the Philippines I was nine when Pope Paul VI came to Manila in 1970 and 52 when Pope Francis visited in 2015 and I feel blessed to be a witness to a fifth.īut this papal visit - the fourth since Pope John Paul II visited in 1984, 19 - carries none of the festive pomp Filipinos are used to. Filipinos look at popes as being part-rock star, part holy man. A papal visit is the biggest fiesta for a Filipino Catholic.
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