“Our fight does not end today and we will not cease to fight until we see a clear path towards its recovery, which would only be possible if justice is served, polluters are held accountable, and communities are properly compensated,” added Fr. Gariguez.
Pope Francis on Thursday, February 22, the Feast of the Chair of St. Peter, publicly announced the appointment of Fr. Rex Andrew Alarcon as the new archbishop of the Archdiocese of Caceres in the Bicol region, Philippines.
On the occasion of the 1st anniversary of Mindoro Oil Spill, the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) on Tuesday, in a statement, appealed for justice for victims of the Mindoro oil spill victims.
“We hope that this water quality testing will expedite the accountability and just compensation from the polluters that we have been insisting on since day one,” said Gariguez.
“Now, we are all called to respond to this collective discernment and to once again contribute to the further enrichment and maturation of the Church's synodal reflections,” said Garcera.
The project covers 55 hectares of the extraterritorial area at Castel Gandolfo, divided into 35 hectares of beautiful gardens and 20 hectares of agricultural and livestock land, greenhouses, and service buildings, said Vatican News.
Pope said, “Jesus will make us a pedagogue—patient, severe, sweet, or firm as we need in our discernment because He knows us better than we know ourselves, and He waits for, encourages, and supports us in all our journey.”
