Jan 10
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Bishops Urge Filipinos to Help in Haiti
Having experienced record flooding from last year’s typhoon Ondoy, Filipinos know first hand what it’s like to desperately need help. Catholic bishops in the Philippines are calling for Filipinos to reach out to those affected by the earthquake in Haiti. It is incredibly moving to see a poor nation like the Philippines, which just suffered a tremendous natural disaster, turn around and offer their assistance to another struggling nation.
MANILA, Philippines—Reminding Filipinos that that it was now their turn to help, the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) has directed that a second collection be taken in all the Masses to be celebrated on Jan. 24 for relief efforts in quake-devastated Haiti.
The CBCP president, Tandag Bishop Nereo Odchimar, issued the directive Friday night after consulting with other bishops who sit in the group’s permanent council.
