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.