Nearly five centuries after Our Lady of Guadalupe appeared to St. Juan Diego in Mexico, her message of maternal care will be renewed in the Philippines as a pilgrim image of the Virgin Mary visits the Archdiocese of Jaro in Iloilo this month.
Fr. Labiao also hopes that the project will not only spread the purpose of the encyclical Laudato Si' of His Holiness Francis but also generate employment in the communities and further prevent the worsening climate crisis.