Dear Cardinals, Dear Brother Bishops and Priests, Brothers and Sisters,
I am glad to meet you at the close of your Assembly’s meeting, and I thank Archbishop Piero Marini for the courteous words, which he addressed to me on behalf of all at the start of this meeting. I greet the National Delegates from the Episcopal Conferences and, in a special way, the Delegation of the Filipino Committee led by Archbishop Jose Palma, Archbishop of Cebu, the city in which the next International Eucharistic Congress will take place in January 2016. (More…)

My dear Sisters and Brothers in Christ:
As we inaugurate this webpage, I also welcome you to the 51st International Eucharistic Congress, which by God’s Providence, is set to be held in Cebu, the Philippines in January 24-31, 2016.

The Filipino people, and in a special way, the people of Cebu, welcomed with great joy the announcement made by His Holiness, Pope Benedict XVI in Dublin last year, that the next International Eucharistic Congress will be held in the Philippines.  (More…)